split_cmdline: Allow caller to access error string

[git.git] / git.c

diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 17538117a5ccfd48129a873697d8674e86f512f5..da56f31a673121f2d45806dd089e633d0aa6a462 100644 (file)
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
                }
                count = split_cmdline(alias_string, &new_argv);
                if (count < 0)
-                       die("Bad alias.%s string", alias_command);
+                       die("Bad alias.%s string: %s", alias_command,
+                           split_cmdline_strerror(count));
                option_count = handle_options(&new_argv, &count, &envchanged);
                if (envchanged)
                        die("alias '%s' changes environment variables\n"