improve conflict error messages, add -v to usage

2026-03-04 21:21:44 +00:00
parent dd8e3035df
commit 5a58be10c8
2 changed files with 3 additions and 2 deletions
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ func linkFile(src, dst string) error {
 			if current == src {
 				return nil
 			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("conflict at %s (points to %s)", dst, current)
+			return fmt.Errorf("conflict at %s (symlink points to %s, expected %s). Run 'sigil unlink %s' to restore and remove the conflicting link", dst, current, src, dst)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("conflict at %s (exists and is not a symlink)", dst)
+		return fmt.Errorf("conflict at %s (file exists and is not a symlink). Back up or remove this file first", dst)
 	} else if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		return err
 	}