From c9653337569f6a3ffab11733a86667a42a9e6bf3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jesse Duffield <jessedduffield@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 19:46:21 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] "opening and editing"

---
 files_panel.go |  4 ++--
 gitcommands.go | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 main.go        | 10 ++++------
 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/files_panel.go b/files_panel.go
index a102399f7..4104845fc 100644
--- a/files_panel.go
+++ b/files_panel.go
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ func genericFileOpen(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View, open func(*gocui.Gui, string)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	if output, err := open(g, file.Name); err != nil {
-		return createErrorPanel(g, output)
+	if _, err := open(g, file.Name); err != nil {
+		return createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/gitcommands.go b/gitcommands.go
index 0f5692e87..e4f500a8f 100644
--- a/gitcommands.go
+++ b/gitcommands.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import (
 var (
 	// ErrNoCheckedOutBranch : When we have no checked out branch
 	ErrNoCheckedOutBranch = errors.New("No currently checked out branch")
+
+	// ErrNoOpenCommand : When we don't know which command to use to open a file
+	ErrNoOpenCommand = errors.New("Unsure what command to use to open this file")
 )
 
 // GitFile : A staged/unstaged file
@@ -278,8 +281,26 @@ func sublimeOpenFile(g *gocui.Gui, filename string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func openFile(g *gocui.Gui, filename string) (string, error) {
-	cmdName, cmdTrail := getOpenCommand()
-	return runCommand(cmdName + " " + filename + " " + cmdTrail) // TODO: find out why finder is being opened here
+	cmdName, cmdTrail, err := getOpenCommand()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return runCommand(cmdName + " " + filename + cmdTrail)
+}
+
+func getOpenCommand() (string, string, error) {
+	//NextStep open equivalents: xdg-open (linux), cygstart (cygwin), open (OSX)
+	trailMap := map[string]string{
+		"xdg-open": " &>/dev/null &",
+		"cygstart": "",
+		"open":     "",
+	}
+	for name, trail := range trailMap {
+		if out, _ := runCommand("which " + name); out != "exit status 1" {
+			return name, trail, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", "", ErrNoOpenCommand
 }
 
 func gitAddPatch(g *gocui.Gui, filename string) {
@@ -299,20 +320,6 @@ func editFile(g *gocui.Gui, filename string) (string, error) {
 	return "", nil
 }
 
-func getOpenCommand() (string, string) {
-	//NextStep open equivalents: xdg-open (linux), cygstart (cygwin), open (OSX)
-	trailMap := map[string]string{
-		"xdg-open": "&>/dev/null &",
-		"cygstart": "",
-	}
-	for name, trail := range trailMap {
-		if out, _ := runCommand("which " + name); out != "exit status 1" {
-			return name, trail
-		}
-	}
-	return "open", ""
-}
-
 func runSubProcess(g *gocui.Gui, cmdName string, commandArgs ...string) {
 	subprocess = exec.Command(cmdName, commandArgs...)
 	subprocess.Stdin = os.Stdin
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index aedc24b60..ad753c407 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ var (
 	ErrSubprocess = errors.New("running subprocess")
 	subprocess    *exec.Cmd
 	startTime     time.Time
-	debugging     bool
 
 	// Rev - Git Revision
 	Rev string
@@ -27,9 +26,9 @@ var (
 	// Version - Version number
 	Version = "unversioned"
 
-	builddate        string
-	debuggingPointer = flag.Bool("debug", false, "a boolean")
-	versionFlag      = flag.Bool("v", false, "Print the current version")
+	builddate     string
+	debuggingFlag = flag.Bool("debug", false, "a boolean")
+	versionFlag   = flag.Bool("v", false, "Print the current version")
 )
 
 func homeDirectory() string {
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ func commandLog(objects ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func localLog(colour color.Attribute, path string, objects ...interface{}) {
-	if !debugging {
+	if !*debuggingFlag {
 		return
 	}
 	f, _ := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ func navigateToRepoRootDirectory() {
 
 func main() {
 	startTime = time.Now()
-	debugging = *debuggingPointer
 	devLog("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n")
 	flag.Parse()
 	if *versionFlag {