2 files changed, 35 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/plumbing/transport/common.go b/plumbing/transport/common.go
index b05437f..fae1aa9 100644
--- a/plumbing/transport/common.go
+++ b/plumbing/transport/common.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/url"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -295,7 +296,11 @@ func parseFile(endpoint string) (*Endpoint, bool) {
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
-	path := endpoint
+	path, err := filepath.Abs(endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
 	return &Endpoint{
 		Protocol: "file",
 		Path:     path,
diff --git a/plumbing/transport/common_test.go b/plumbing/transport/common_test.go
index 3efc555..1501f73 100644
--- a/plumbing/transport/common_test.go
+++ b/plumbing/transport/common_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package transport
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/protocol/packp/capability"
@@ -120,6 +123,14 @@ func (s *SuiteCommon) TestNewEndpointSCPLikeWithPort(c *C) {
 }
 
 func (s *SuiteCommon) TestNewEndpointFileAbs(c *C) {
+	var err error
+	abs := "/foo.git"
+
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		abs, err = filepath.Abs(abs)
+		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	}
+
 	e, err := NewEndpoint("/foo.git")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(e.Protocol, Equals, "file")
@@ -127,11 +138,14 @@ func (s *SuiteCommon) TestNewEndpointFileAbs(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(e.Password, Equals, "")
 	c.Assert(e.Host, Equals, "")
 	c.Assert(e.Port, Equals, 0)
-	c.Assert(e.Path, Equals, "/foo.git")
-	c.Assert(e.String(), Equals, "file:///foo.git")
+	c.Assert(e.Path, Equals, abs)
+	c.Assert(e.String(), Equals, "file://"+abs)
 }
 
 func (s *SuiteCommon) TestNewEndpointFileRel(c *C) {
+	abs, err := filepath.Abs("foo.git")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
 	e, err := NewEndpoint("foo.git")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(e.Protocol, Equals, "file")
@@ -139,11 +153,20 @@ func (s *SuiteCommon) TestNewEndpointFileRel(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(e.Password, Equals, "")
 	c.Assert(e.Host, Equals, "")
 	c.Assert(e.Port, Equals, 0)
-	c.Assert(e.Path, Equals, "foo.git")
-	c.Assert(e.String(), Equals, "file://foo.git")
+	c.Assert(e.Path, Equals, abs)
+	c.Assert(e.String(), Equals, "file://"+abs)
 }
 
 func (s *SuiteCommon) TestNewEndpointFileWindows(c *C) {
+	abs := "C:\\foo.git"
+
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+		cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+		abs = filepath.Join(cwd, "C:\\foo.git")
+	}
+
 	e, err := NewEndpoint("C:\\foo.git")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(e.Protocol, Equals, "file")
@@ -151,8 +174,8 @@ func (s *SuiteCommon) TestNewEndpointFileWindows(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(e.Password, Equals, "")
 	c.Assert(e.Host, Equals, "")
 	c.Assert(e.Port, Equals, 0)
-	c.Assert(e.Path, Equals, "C:\\foo.git")
-	c.Assert(e.String(), Equals, "file://C:\\foo.git")
+	c.Assert(e.Path, Equals, abs)
+	c.Assert(e.String(), Equals, "file://"+abs)
 }
 
 func (s *SuiteCommon) TestNewEndpointFileURL(c *C) {