1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/look.zig b/src/look.zig
index 19b320f9..115dabe1 100644
--- a/src/look.zig
+++ b/src/look.zig
@@ -1251,6 +1251,11 @@ test "a miss names a long path by its start and its end, its middle given up to
 fn lookOpenFailed(p: *Pardes, id: usize, path: []const u8, err: anyerror) void {
     if (@import("Messages.zig").dialReason(err) != null) return p.reportError(id, path, err);
     var cut: [miss_path_cap + "…".len]u8 = undefined;
+    // Not there, on a peer's mount as on this host: a miss, the write
+    // answered, as any path to no file is.
+    const remote_missing = if (comptime pardes.hosted) err == error.Remote and std.mem.indexOf(u8, @import("9p_io.zig").Client.lastSaid(), "not exist") != null else false;
+    if (err == error.FileNotFound or err == error.NotFound or remote_missing)
+        return missed(p, id, "{s}: no such file", .{missText(path, &cut)});
     var said: [miss_path_cap + 16]u8 = undefined;
     p.reportError(id, std.fmt.bufPrint(&said, "look: {s}", .{missText(path, &cut)}) catch "look", err);
 }