Typo in git command caused unexpected output

[DJ-DJL]

• I was not able to find an open or closed issue matching what I'm seeing

Setup

• Which version of Git for Windows are you using? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit?
  Not sure, how do I find out? git bash is in Program Files, rather than Program Files(x86)

$ git --version --build-options

git version 2.16.1.windows.4
cpu: x86_64
built from commit: ef6d451bbfef86a529ebf12620289e0f15a93d8e
sizeof-long: 4

• Which version of Windows are you running? Vista, 7, 8, 10? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit?
  Windows 7 64bit

$ cmd.exe /c ver

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

• What options did you set as part of the installation? Or did you choose the
  defaults?

# One of the following:
> type "C:\Program Files\Git\etc\install-options.txt"
> type "C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\install-options.txt"
> type "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\etc\install-options.txt"
$ cat /etc/install-options.txt

C:\Users\localuser>type "C:\Program Files\Git\etc\install-options.txt"
Editor Option: VIM
Path Option: Cmd
SSH Option: OpenSSH
CURL Option: OpenSSL
CRLF Option: CRLFCommitAsIs
Bash Terminal Option: MinTTY
Performance Tweaks FSCache: Enabled
Use Credential Manager: Enabled
Enable Symlinks: Disabled

• Any other interesting things about your environment that might be related
  to the issue you're seeing?

not that I can think of at the moment.

Details

• Which terminal/shell are you running Git from? e.g Bash/CMD/PowerShell/other

gitbash

• What commands did you run to trigger this issue? If you can provide a
  Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example
  this will help us understand the issue.

git mergebb/ WIP-Strategy-NCNR-Engine2-fix4

• What did you expect to occur after running these commands?

git: 'mergebb/ is not a git command. See 'git --help'.

• What actually happened instead?

$ git mergebb/ WIP-Strategy-NCNR-Engine2-fix4
warning: failed to restrict file handles (2)

handle #0: 0000000000000264 (type 3, handle info (1) 7fe
handle #1: 0000000000000268 (type 3, handle info (1) 1

This is a bug; please report it at
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/new

To suppress this warning, please set the environment variable

    SUPPRESS_HANDLE_INHERITANCE_WARNING=1

git: 'mergebb/' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.

I haven't tested this with any other repositories, but from the nature of the issue I do not believe the repository to be relevant.
The same happens if I change the name of the remote to 'blah', but if I remove the trailing '/' I get the correct response:

$git mergeblah WIP-Strategy-NCNR-Engine2-fix4
git: 'mergeblah' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.

This command was a typo on my part - I meant to put git merge bb/WIP-Strategy-NCNR-Engine2-fix4 (bb is the name of the remote)
So I know how to workaround this issue, I just didn't expect the response given!

[PhilipOakley]

The error message is indicative of a bug that was fixed between your version and the current version, and has been triggered, in this case by the miss-splet command name. The fix is to update to the latest release version.

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On 12/02/2019 13:11, DJ-DJL wrote: * I was not able to find an open <https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues?q=is%3Aopen> or closed <https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues?q=is%3Aclosed> issue matching what I'm seeing Setup * Which version of Git for Windows are you using? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit? Not sure, how do I find out? git bash is in Program Files, rather than Program Files(x86) $ git --version --build-options git version 2.16.1.windows.4 cpu: x86_64 built from commit: ef6d451 sizeof-long: 4 * Which version of Windows are you running? Vista, 7, 8, 10? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit? Windows 7 64bit $ cmd.exe /c ver Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] * What options did you set as part of the installation? Or did you choose the defaults? # One of the following: > type "C:\Program Files\Git\etc\install-options.txt" > type "C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\install-options.txt" > type "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\etc\install-options.txt" $ cat /etc/install-options.txt C:\Users\localuser>type "C:\Program Files\Git\etc\install-options.txt" Editor Option: VIM Path Option: Cmd SSH Option: OpenSSH CURL Option: OpenSSL CRLF Option: CRLFCommitAsIs Bash Terminal Option: MinTTY Performance Tweaks FSCache: Enabled Use Credential Manager: Enabled Enable Symlinks: Disabled * Any other interesting things about your environment that might be related to the issue you're seeing? not that I can think of at the moment. Details * Which terminal/shell are you running Git from? e.g Bash/CMD/PowerShell/other gitbash * What commands did you run to trigger this issue? If you can provide a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example <http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve> this will help us understand the issue. git mergebb/ WIP-Strategy-NCNR-Engine2-fix4 * What did you expect to occur after running these commands? git: 'mergebb/ is not a git command. See 'git --help'. * What actually happened instead? $ git mergebb/ WIP-Strategy-NCNR-Engine2-fix4 warning: failed to restrict file handles (2) handle #0: 0000000000000264 (type 3, handle info (1) 7fe handle #1 <#1>: 0000000000000268 (type 3, handle info (1) 1 This is a bug; please report it at https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/new To suppress this warning, please set the environment variable SUPPRESS_HANDLE_INHERITANCE_WARNING=1 git: 'mergebb/' is not a git command. See 'git --help'. I haven't tested this with any other repositories, but from the nature of the issue I do not believe the repository to be relevant. The same happens if I change the name of the remote to 'blah', but if I remove the trailing '/' I get the correct response: $git mergeblah WIP-Strategy-NCNR-Engine2-fix4 git: 'mergeblah' is not a git command. See 'git --help'. This command was a typo on my part - I meant to put git merge bb/WIP-Strategy-NCNR-Engine2-fix4 (bb is the name of the remote) So I know how to workaround this issue, I just didn't expect the response given! — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2069>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AA3zp-S7gPfWGUmMFT6OSTlvxiASo7qcks5vMr2GgaJpZM4a2W_1>.