Warn when password is probably incorrect with error message and return code #182

Author: jmurty

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ system, you must also run the `--upgrade` command in each repository:
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Warn when password is probably incorrect by returning an error message and
+  return code if repo has dirty files after init (#182)
+- Fail with error when an empty password is provided to the -p or --password
+  options (#188)
 - Fix handling of double-quotes in encrypted file names (#173)
 - Make --upgrade safer by failing fast if transcrypt config cannot be read
   (#189)
-- Fail with error when an empty password is provided to the -p or --password
-  options #188
 - Fix --export-gpg command to properly include cipher in exported .asc file
 
 ## [2.3.0] - 2024-09-10

transcrypt

@@ -1618,6 +1618,14 @@ if [[ ! -f $GIT_ATTRIBUTES ]]; then
 	printf '#pattern  filter=crypt diff=crypt merge=crypt\n' >"$GIT_ATTRIBUTES"
 fi
 
+# check for modified (dirty) files after transcrypt configuration which could
+# indicate an incorrect password
+#
+# check if the repo is dirty
+if git status --porcelain 2>/dev/null | grep "^ M" >/dev/null; then
+	die 1 'Unexpected dirty files in the repository when configured by transcrypt%s, check your password.\n' "$CONTEXT_DESCRIPTION"
+fi
+
 printf 'The repository has been successfully configured by transcrypt%s.\n' "$CONTEXT_DESCRIPTION"
 
 exit 0