commands: only return the error (not the function help) when no identity is set

... to avoid misleading a user into thinking the usage was incorrect

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/commands/root.go b/commands/root.go
index adbf51d9..3438d15c 100644
--- a/commands/root.go
+++ b/commands/root.go
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ func loadRepoEnsureUser(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if !set {
-		return identity.ErrNoIdentitySet
+		// Print the error directly to not confuse a user
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, identity.ErrNoIdentitySet.Error())
+		os.Exit(-1)
 	}
 
 	return nil