From 136f1bfbd02d6c83c92b046e5151bc5572879ca4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: root <root@DESKTOP-V9DGVF3.localdomain>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:56:56 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: gracefully handle permission errors in run_watch

---
 src/cli/commands.rs | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/cli/commands.rs b/src/cli/commands.rs
index f128499..d03e93d 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands.rs
+++ b/src/cli/commands.rs
@@ -744,6 +744,18 @@ fn run_watch(config: &Config, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
         }
     }
 
+    // Check if path exists and has valid permissions
+    if !path.exists() {
+        use anyhow::bail;
+        bail!("Path does not exist: {}", path.display());
+    }
+
+    // Try to access the directory to check permissions
+    if let Err(e) = std::fs::read_dir(&path) {
+        use anyhow::bail;
+        bail!("Failed to access directory '{}': {}. Check permissions.", path.display(), e);
+    }
+
     let watcher = FileWatcher::new(config.clone(), path);
     watcher.watch()
 }