X-Git-Url: https://git.arvados.org/arvados.git/blobdiff_plain/e73222a8d0c18b159ae3d8b53b54474650bdda16..0c447acb37a221a096249c6a9cfad4255c08f575:/sdk/python/arvados/commands/arv_copy.py?ds=sidebyside

diff --git a/sdk/python/arvados/commands/arv_copy.py b/sdk/python/arvados/commands/arv_copy.py
index 1d10b04272..e7eb5a9e28 100755
--- a/sdk/python/arvados/commands/arv_copy.py
+++ b/sdk/python/arvados/commands/arv_copy.py
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ def copy_pipeline_instance(pi_uuid, src, dst, args):
     pi = src.pipeline_instances().get(uuid=pi_uuid).execute(num_retries=args.retries)
 
     if args.recursive:
+        # Check if git is available
+        try:
+            arvados.util.run_command(['git', '--help'])
+        except:
+            abort('git command is not available. Please ensure git is installed.')
+
         if not args.dst_git_repo:
             abort('--dst-git-repo is required when copying a pipeline recursively.')
         # Copy the pipeline template and save the copied template.