* Must establish NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE.
* Abort if NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE already exists
*/
- if (file_exists(git_path(NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE))) {
+ if (file_exists(git_path(NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE)) &&
+ !is_empty_dir(git_path(NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE))) {
if (advice_resolve_conflict)
die("You have not concluded your previous "
"notes merge (%s exists).\nPlease, use "
int notes_merge_abort(struct notes_merge_options *o)
{
- /* Remove .git/NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE directory and all files within */
+ /*
+ * Remove all files within .git/NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE. We do not remove
+ * the .git/NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE directory itself, since it might be
+ * the current working directory of the user.
+ */
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
int ret;
strbuf_addstr(&buf, git_path(NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE));
if (o->verbosity >= 3)
- printf("Removing notes merge worktree at %s\n", buf.buf);
- ret = remove_dir_recursively(&buf, 0);
+ printf("Removing notes merge worktree at %s/*\n", buf.buf);
+ ret = remove_dir_recursively(&buf, REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_TOPLEVEL);
strbuf_release(&buf);
return ret;
}