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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 469e18aed2..dc9f21a9dc 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -4721,6 +4721,16 @@ unsigned diff_filter_bit(char status)
return filter_bit[(int) status];
}
+int diff_check_follow_pathspec(struct pathspec *ps, int die_on_error)
+{
+ if (ps->nr != 1) {
+ if (die_on_error)
+ die(_("--follow requires exactly one pathspec"));
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return 1;
+}
+
void diff_setup_done(struct diff_options *options)
{
unsigned check_mask = DIFF_FORMAT_NAME |
@@ -4828,8 +4838,8 @@ void diff_setup_done(struct diff_options *options)
options->diff_path_counter = 0;
- if (options->flags.follow_renames && options->pathspec.nr != 1)
- die(_("--follow requires exactly one pathspec"));
+ if (options->flags.follow_renames)
+ diff_check_follow_pathspec(&options->pathspec, 1);
if (!options->use_color || external_diff())
options->color_moved = 0;