This is the same behavior as known from `git rebase -i`.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx>
---
sequencer.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index edc213a2c8..498dd028d1 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -1355,8 +1355,12 @@ static int read_populate_todo(struct todo_list *todo_list,
close(fd);
res = parse_insn_buffer(todo_list->buf.buf, todo_list);
- if (res)
+ if (res) {
+ if (is_rebase_i(opts))
+ return error(_("please fix this using "
+ "'git rebase --edit-todo'."));
return error(_("unusable instruction sheet: '%s'"), todo_file);
+ }
if (!todo_list->nr &&
(!is_rebase_i(opts) || !file_exists(rebase_path_done())))
--
2.11.0.rc3.windows.1