The previous error message "fatal: Needed a single revision" is not very informative. Signed-off-by: Gustaf Hendeby <hendeby@xxxxxxxxxx> --- On 03/16/2010 05:53 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: >>>> + b_commit=$(git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$w_commit^") || >>>> >>> + die 'Stash not found' >>>> >>> + >>> >> >>> >> Because you checked have_stash upfront, an error detected here cannot be >>> >> "stash not found". It is something else, isn't it? >> > >> > This case occurs when you do something like git stash foo, where foo is >> > no appropriate stash to show. Would something like this be more >> > informative in the case of git stash foo: >> > >> > Stash entry 'foo' could not be found > That is more like "'foo' is not a stash", isn't it? I find your suggestion much clearer. Thank you! /Gustaf git-stash.sh | 8 ++++++-- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh index aa47e54..59db3dc 100755 --- a/git-stash.sh +++ b/git-stash.sh @@ -210,14 +210,18 @@ list_stash () { } show_stash () { + have_stash || die 'No stash found' + flags=$(git rev-parse --no-revs --flags "$@") if test -z "$flags" then flags=--stat fi - w_commit=$(git rev-parse --verify --default $ref_stash "$@") && - b_commit=$(git rev-parse --verify "$w_commit^") && + w_commit=$(git rev-parse --quiet --verify --default $ref_stash "$@") && + b_commit=$(git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$w_commit^") || + die "'$*' is not a stash" + git diff $flags $b_commit $w_commit } -- 1.7.0.2.274.gba5d.dirty -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html