1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bin/nit-picker b/bin/nit-picker
index d313586..3fb558e 100755
--- a/bin/nit-picker
+++ b/bin/nit-picker
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016
 print_usage() {
-  >&2 echo 'usage: nit-picker [-n|-r] [$single_test]'
+  >&2 echo 'usage: nit-picker [-n|-r|-x] [$single_test]'
   >&2 echo '  -n: Do not join irc.'
   >&2 echo '  -r: Remove superfluid dependencies in the database.'
   >&2 echo '      To avoid catastrophic breakage, this option requires'
   >&2 echo '      $single_test being set.'
+  >&2 echo '  -x: Exit upon first found inconsistency.'
   >&2 echo '  $single_test: Only execute the given test.'
 }
 
+exit_fast=false
 irc=true
 repair_dependencies=false
 
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@ while [ $# -ge 1 ]; do
       >&2 echo 'repair all wrong dependencies (remove superfluid, add missing)'
       repair_dependencies=true
     ;;
+    '-x')
+      >&2 echo 'exit, when the first inconsistency is being found'
+      exit_fast=true
+    ;;
     '-*')
       >&2 printf 'unknown option "%s"\n' "$1"
       print_usage
@@ -125,6 +131,9 @@ local_irc_say() {
   else
     sed 's/^/irc: /'
   fi
+  if ${exit_fast}; then
+    exit 1
+  fi
   if ! ${single_run}; then
     sleep 60
   fi