zed-industries/zed · error

error opening {path:?}: {error:#}

Error message

error opening {path:?}: {error:#}

What it means

Error enrichment in open_paths_with_positions(): when opening a path failed, the original error is replaced with this message so the user sees which {path} failed and the full error chain ({error:#}).

Source

Thrown at crates/zed/src/zed/open_listener.rs:562

                FileDiffView::open(
                    old_path,
                    new_path,
                    target_position,
                    workspace_weak.clone(),
                    window,
                    cx,
                )
            }) {
                if let Some(diff_view) = diff_view.await.log_err() {
                    items.push(Some(Ok(Box::new(diff_view))))
                }
            }
        }
    }

    for (item, path) in items.iter_mut().zip(&paths) {
        if let Some(Err(error)) = item {
            *error = anyhow!("error opening {path:?}: {error:#}");
        }
    }

    let items_for_navigation = items
        .iter()
        .map(|item| item.as_ref().and_then(|r| r.as_ref().ok()).cloned())
        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
    navigate_to_positions(&multi_workspace, items_for_navigation, path_positions, cx);

    Ok((multi_workspace, items))
}

pub async fn handle_cli_connection(
    (mut requests, responses): (
        mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<CliRequest>,
        Box<dyn CliResponseSink>,
    ),
    app_state: Arc<AppState>,

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Solutions

1. Check the chained error for the specific open failure
2. Verify the path exists and is accessible in the worktree

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/zed/src/zed/open_listener.rs:562 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zed-industries/zed@f4178619ac (2026-08-20). Data as JSON: /api/errors/82021894d07a509e. Report an issue: GitHub.