In PowerShell, git checkout runs without any error message. In the ISE, while git checkout stills works, the ISE gives an error message.
A profile ready Function-ized version of @BartekB's excellent answer...
function Invoke-Git {
<#
.Synopsis
Wrapper function that deals with Powershell's peculiar error output when Git uses the error stream.
.Example
Invoke-Git ThrowError
$LASTEXITCODE
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true)]
[string[]]$Arguments
)
& {
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true)]
[string[]]$InnerArgs
)
C:\Full\Path\To\git.exe $InnerArgs
} -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable fail @Arguments
if ($fail) {
$fail.Exception
}
}
# Could shorten the function name. I instead alias it, for terseness.
Set-Alias -Name git -Value Invoke-Git
# Also alias the name with the extension, as it is called by some applications this way.
Set-Alias -Name git.exe -Value Invoke-Git