die(_("Failed to resolve '%s' as a valid ref."), arg);
if (!(buf = read_sha1_file(object, &type, &len)) || !len) {
free(buf);
- die(_("Failed to read object '%s'."), arg);;
+ die(_("Failed to read object '%s'."), arg);
+ }
+ if (type != OBJ_BLOB) {
+ free(buf);
+ die(_("Cannot read note data from non-blob object '%s'."), arg);
}
strbuf_add(&(msg->buf), buf, len);
free(buf);