From 0f2ce303c5cac34ba88469d3ee13d44967f3e903 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 20:38:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add directory name to `:cd` errors

For example `:cd README.md` would say "Not a directory" but would not
print the directory name. Now the error message includes some context
about the operation and requested directory.
---
 helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 078bb800..4a2546d7 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -1105,7 +1105,12 @@ fn change_current_directory(
         None => Cow::Owned(home_dir()?),
     };
 
-    cx.editor.set_cwd(&dir)?;
+    cx.editor.set_cwd(&dir).map_err(|err| {
+        anyhow!(
+            "Could not change working directory to '{}': {err}",
+            dir.display()
+        )
+    })?;
 
     cx.editor.set_status(format!(
         "Current working directory is now {}",