Add a note that original error is present

command/command.go

@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ func (c command) wrapError(err error) error {
 	if errors.As(err, &exitErr) {
 		origErr := errorutil.NewHiddenOriginalError(err)
 		if c.errorCollector != nil && len(c.errorCollector.errorLines) > 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("command failed with exit status %d (%s): %w%w", exitErr.ExitCode(), c.PrintableCommandArgs(), errors.New(strings.Join(c.errorCollector.errorLines, "\n")), origErr)
+			return fmt.Errorf("[%w] command failed with exit status %d (%s): %w", origErr, exitErr.ExitCode(), c.PrintableCommandArgs(), errors.New(strings.Join(c.errorCollector.errorLines, "\n")))
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("command failed with exit status %d (%s): %w %w", exitErr.ExitCode(), c.PrintableCommandArgs(), errors.New("check the command's output for details"), origErr)
+		return fmt.Errorf("[%w] command failed with exit status %d (%s): %w", origErr, exitErr.ExitCode(), c.PrintableCommandArgs(), errors.New("check the command's output for details"))
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("executing command failed (%s): %w", c.PrintableCommandArgs(), err)
 }

command/command_test.go

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestRunErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:    "command without stdout set",
 			cmd:     command{cmd: exec.Command("bash", "testdata/exit_with_message.sh")},
-			wantErr: `command failed with exit status 1 (bash "testdata/exit_with_message.sh"): check the command's output for details`,
+			wantErr: `[*exec.ExitError reworded] command failed with exit status 1 (bash "testdata/exit_with_message.sh"): check the command's output for details`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "command with stdout set",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestRunErrors(t *testing.T) {
 				c.Stdout = &out
 				return command{cmd: c}
 			}(),
-			wantErr: `command failed with exit status 1 (bash "testdata/exit_with_message.sh"): check the command's output for details`,
+			wantErr: `[*exec.ExitError reworded] command failed with exit status 1 (bash "testdata/exit_with_message.sh"): check the command's output for details`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "command with error finder",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestRunErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					errorCollector: &errorCollector{errorFinder: errorFinder},
 				}
 			}(),
-			wantErr: `command failed with exit status 1 (bash "testdata/exit_with_message.sh"): Error: first error
+			wantErr: `[*exec.ExitError reworded] command failed with exit status 1 (bash "testdata/exit_with_message.sh"): Error: first error
 Error: second error
 Error: third error
 Error: fourth error`,
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func TestRunAndReturnTrimmedOutput(t *testing.T) {
 					cmd: c,
 				}
 			}(),
-			wantErr: "command failed with exit status 1 (bash \"testdata/exit_with_message.sh\"): check the command's output for details",
+			wantErr: "[*exec.ExitError reworded] command failed with exit status 1 (bash \"testdata/exit_with_message.sh\"): check the command's output for details",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "command with error finder",
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func TestRunAndReturnTrimmedOutput(t *testing.T) {
 					errorCollector: &errorCollector{errorFinder: errorFinder},
 				}
 			}(),
-			wantErr: `command failed with exit status 1 (bash "testdata/exit_with_message.sh"): Error: first error
+			wantErr: `[*exec.ExitError reworded] command failed with exit status 1 (bash "testdata/exit_with_message.sh"): Error: first error
 Error: second error`,
 		},
 	}
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func TestRunAndReturnTrimmedCombinedOutput(t *testing.T) {
 					cmd: c,
 				}
 			}(),
-			wantErr: "command failed with exit status 1 (bash \"testdata/exit_with_message.sh\"): check the command's output for details ",
+			wantErr: "[*exec.ExitError reworded] command failed with exit status 1 (bash \"testdata/exit_with_message.sh\"): check the command's output for details",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "command with error finder",
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func TestRunAndReturnTrimmedCombinedOutput(t *testing.T) {
 					errorCollector: &errorCollector{errorFinder: errorFinder},
 				}
 			}(),
-			wantErr: `command failed with exit status 1 (bash "testdata/exit_with_message.sh"): Error: first error
+			wantErr: `[*exec.ExitError reworded] command failed with exit status 1 (bash "testdata/exit_with_message.sh"): Error: first error
 Error: second error
 Error: third error
 Error: fourth error`,

errorutil/hiddenerror.go

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package errorutil
 
+import "fmt"
+
 // HiddenOriginalError allows to include an error in the error chain but do not print it.
 // this allows replacing it with a more readable error message,
 // while allowing code to check for the type of the error
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ func NewHiddenOriginalError(originalErr error) *HiddenOriginalError {
 
 // Error ...
 func (h HiddenOriginalError) Error() string {
-	return ""
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%T reworded", h.originalErr)
 }
 
 // Unwrap ...