fix: resolve symlinks for startup and git

pkg/app/entry_point.go

@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ func Start(buildInfo *BuildInfo, integrationTest integrationTypes.IntegrationTes
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
+		absRepoPath, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(cliArgs.RepoPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
 		if isRepo, err := isDirectoryAGitRepository(absRepoPath); err != nil || !isRepo {
 			log.Fatal(absRepoPath + " is not a valid git repository.")
 		}

pkg/commands/git.go

@@ -64,10 +64,21 @@ func NewGitCommand(
 	gitConfig git_config.IGitConfig,
 ) (*GitCommand, error) {
 	currentPath, err := os.Getwd()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, utils.WrapError(err)
+	}
+
+  // Check if the current path is a symlink and walk it
+	absRepoPath, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(currentPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, utils.WrapError(err)
 	}
 
+	if absRepoPath != currentPath {
+		currentPath = absRepoPath
+	}
+
 	// converting to forward slashes for the sake of windows (which uses backwards slashes). We want everything
 	// to have forward slashes internally
 	currentPath = filepath.ToSlash(currentPath)
@@ -136,7 +147,15 @@ func NewGitCommandAux(
 	// common ones are: cmn, osCommand, dotGitDir, configCommands
 	configCommands := git_commands.NewConfigCommands(cmn, gitConfig, repo)
 
-	gitCommon := git_commands.NewGitCommon(cmn, version, cmd, osCommand, repoPaths, repo, configCommands)
+	gitCommon := git_commands.NewGitCommon(
+		cmn,
+		version,
+		cmd,
+		osCommand,
+		repoPaths,
+		repo,
+		configCommands,
+	)
 
 	fileLoader := git_commands.NewFileLoader(gitCommon, cmd, configCommands)
 	statusCommands := git_commands.NewStatusCommands(gitCommon)
@@ -150,18 +169,34 @@ func NewGitCommandAux(
 	diffCommands := git_commands.NewDiffCommands(gitCommon)
 	fileCommands := git_commands.NewFileCommands(gitCommon)
 	submoduleCommands := git_commands.NewSubmoduleCommands(gitCommon)
-	workingTreeCommands := git_commands.NewWorkingTreeCommands(gitCommon, submoduleCommands, fileLoader)
+	workingTreeCommands := git_commands.NewWorkingTreeCommands(
+		gitCommon,
+		submoduleCommands,
+		fileLoader,
+	)
 	rebaseCommands := git_commands.NewRebaseCommands(gitCommon, commitCommands, workingTreeCommands)
 	stashCommands := git_commands.NewStashCommands(gitCommon, fileLoader, workingTreeCommands)
 	patchBuilder := patch.NewPatchBuilder(cmn.Log,
 		func(from string, to string, reverse bool, filename string, plain bool) (string, error) {
 			return workingTreeCommands.ShowFileDiff(from, to, reverse, filename, plain)
 		})
-	patchCommands := git_commands.NewPatchCommands(gitCommon, rebaseCommands, commitCommands, statusCommands, stashCommands, patchBuilder)
+	patchCommands := git_commands.NewPatchCommands(
+		gitCommon,
+		rebaseCommands,
+		commitCommands,
+		statusCommands,
+		stashCommands,
+		patchBuilder,
+	)
 	bisectCommands := git_commands.NewBisectCommands(gitCommon)
 	worktreeCommands := git_commands.NewWorktreeCommands(gitCommon)
 
-	branchLoader := git_commands.NewBranchLoader(cmn, cmd, branchCommands.CurrentBranchInfo, configCommands)
+	branchLoader := git_commands.NewBranchLoader(
+		cmn,
+		cmd,
+		branchCommands.CurrentBranchInfo,
+		configCommands,
+	)
 	commitFileLoader := git_commands.NewCommitFileLoader(cmn, cmd)
 	commitLoader := git_commands.NewCommitLoader(cmn, cmd, statusCommands.RebaseMode, gitCommon)
 	reflogCommitLoader := git_commands.NewReflogCommitLoader(cmn, cmd)
@@ -232,5 +267,7 @@ func findWorktreeRoot(fs afero.Fs, currentPath string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func VerifyInGitRepo(osCommand *oscommands.OSCommand) error {
-	return osCommand.Cmd.New(git_commands.NewGitCmd("rev-parse").Arg("--git-dir").ToArgv()).DontLog().Run()
+	return osCommand.Cmd.New(git_commands.NewGitCmd("rev-parse").Arg("--git-dir").ToArgv()).
+		DontLog().
+		Run()
 }