1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/git/errors.py b/lib/git/errors.py
index f3fae26b..f0a4be1a 100644
--- a/lib/git/errors.py
+++ b/lib/git/errors.py
@@ -5,4 +5,12 @@ class NoSuchPathError(Exception):
     pass
 
 class GitCommandError(Exception):
-    pass
+    def __init__(self, command, status, stderr=None):
+        self.stderr = stderr
+        self.status = status
+        self.command = command
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return repr("%s returned exit status %d" %
+                    (str(self.command), self.status))
+