X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/stgit/blobdiff_plain/fcee87cf868f18a3d684c3ba71232574f92c7b11..681f805ef4688c7ea450f5e72a15dad818809734:/stgit/commands/rm.py

diff --git a/stgit/commands/rm.py b/stgit/commands/rm.py
index 9d06e9a..91908a1 100644
--- a/stgit/commands/rm.py
+++ b/stgit/commands/rm.py
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ from stgit import stack, git
 
 
 help = 'remove files from the repository'
-usage = '%prog [options] <files...>'
+usage = """%prog [options] <files...>
+
+Remove given files from the repository. The command doesn't remove the
+working copy of the file."""
 
 options = [make_option('-f', '--force',
                        help = 'force removing even if the file exists',
@@ -38,4 +41,7 @@ def func(parser, options, args):
     if len(args) < 1:
         parser.error('incorrect number of arguments')
 
+    if not crt_series.get_current():
+        raise CmdException, 'No patches applied'
+
     git.rm(args, options.force)