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[bug-hunter] move-github-dotgithub exits after first file and leaves github/ partially moved #412
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Description
Impact
Running scripts/move-github-dotgithub.sh against a github/ tree with multiple files stops after moving only one file, returns exit code 1, and leaves the repo in a partial state (github/ still contains files).
Reproduction Steps
- Save and run this minimal repro script:
cat > /tmp/gh-aw/agent/repro_move_bug.sh <<'EOF'
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
workdir=/tmp/gh-aw/agent/repro-move-test
rm -rf "$workdir"
mkdir -p "$workdir/github/sub"
cp /home/runner/work/ai-github-actions/ai-github-actions/scripts/move-github-dotgithub.sh "$workdir/"
printf 'a' > "$workdir/github/one.txt"
printf 'b' > "$workdir/github/sub/two.txt"
cd "$workdir"
set +e
bash ./move-github-dotgithub.sh > out.txt 2>&1
code=$?
set -e
remaining=$(find github -type f | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
moved=$(find .github -type f | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
printf 'exit=%s remaining=%s moved=%s\n' "$code" "$remaining" "$moved"
cat out.txt
EOF
chmod +x /tmp/gh-aw/agent/repro_move_bug.sh
bash /tmp/gh-aw/agent/repro_move_bug.shExpected vs Actual
Expected: Script moves all files from github/ to .github/ and exits 0.
Actual: Script exits 1 after the first move and leaves files behind.
Observed output:
exit=1 remaining=1 moved=1
github/sub/two.txt → .github/sub/two.txt
Failing Test
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
workdir=/tmp/gh-aw/agent/repro-move-test
rm -rf "$workdir"
mkdir -p "$workdir/github/sub"
cp /home/runner/work/ai-github-actions/ai-github-actions/scripts/move-github-dotgithub.sh "$workdir/"
printf 'a' > "$workdir/github/one.txt"
printf 'b' > "$workdir/github/sub/two.txt"
cd "$workdir"
set +e
bash ./move-github-dotgithub.sh > out.txt 2>&1
code=$?
set -e
remaining=$(find github -type f | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
moved=$(find .github -type f | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
printf 'exit=%s remaining=%s moved=%s\n' "$code" "$remaining" "$moved"
cat out.txtEvidence
- Increment expression under
set -e:scripts/move-github-dotgithub.sh:39uses((count++)). - In Bash,
((count++))returns status1when the expression evaluates to0(first iteration), triggering early exit withset -e. - Repro run confirms one file moved, one file remaining, and exit code
1.
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- expires on Mar 5, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC
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github-actions commentedon Mar 5, 2026
This issue was automatically closed because it expired on 2026-03-05T11:27:33.975Z.