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diff --git a/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh b/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh
index 17106d1a72..d7f9121f2f 100755
--- a/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh
+++ b/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ main () {
test -e "$arg_prefix" &&
die "fatal: prefix '$arg_prefix' already exists."
;;
+ split)
+ # checked later against the commit, not the working tree
+ ;;
*)
test -e "$arg_prefix" ||
die "fatal: '$arg_prefix' does not exist; use 'git subtree add'"
@@ -966,6 +969,12 @@ cmd_split () {
else
die "fatal: you must provide exactly one revision, and optionally a repository. Got: '$*'"
fi
+
+ # Now validate prefix against the commit, not the working tree
+ if ! git cat-file -e "$rev:$dir" 2>/dev/null
+ then
+ die "fatal: '$dir' does not exist; use 'git subtree add'"
+ fi
repository=""
if test "$#" = 2
then