diff --git a/mercurial/pathutil.py b/mercurial/pathutil.py
--- a/mercurial/pathutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/pathutil.py
@@ -79,20 +79,24 @@
             return
         # AIX ignores "/" at end of path, others raise EISDIR.
         if util.endswithsep(path):
-            raise error.Abort(_(b"path ends in directory separator: %s") % path)
+            raise error.InputError(
+                _(b"path ends in directory separator: %s") % path
+            )
         parts = util.splitpath(path)
         if (
             os.path.splitdrive(path)[0]
             or _lowerclean(parts[0]) in (b'.hg', b'.hg.', b'')
             or pycompat.ospardir in parts
         ):
-            raise error.Abort(_(b"path contains illegal component: %s") % path)
+            raise error.InputError(
+                _(b"path contains illegal component: %s") % path
+            )
         # Windows shortname aliases
         for p in parts:
             if b"~" in p:
                 first, last = p.split(b"~", 1)
                 if last.isdigit() and first.upper() in [b"HG", b"HG8B6C"]:
-                    raise error.Abort(
+                    raise error.InputError(
                         _(b"path contains illegal component: %s") % path
                     )
         if b'.hg' in _lowerclean(path):
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@
                 if p in lparts[1:]:
                     pos = lparts.index(p)
                     base = os.path.join(*parts[:pos])
-                    raise error.Abort(
+                    raise error.InputError(
                         _(b"path '%s' is inside nested repo %r")
                         % (path, pycompat.bytestr(base))
                     )
diff --git a/tests/test-audit-path.t b/tests/test-audit-path.t
--- a/tests/test-audit-path.t
+++ b/tests/test-audit-path.t
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   $ hg add .hg/00changelog.i
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg/00changelog.i
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 #if symlink
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
   .hg/test
   $ hg update -Cr0
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg/test
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 attack foo/.hg/test
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
   foo/.hg/test
   $ hg update -Cr1
   abort: path 'foo/.hg/test' is inside nested repo 'foo'
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 attack back/test where back symlinks to ..
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
   $ echo data > ../test/file
   $ hg update -Cr3
   abort: path contains illegal component: ../test
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ cat ../test/file
   data
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   /tmp/test
   $ hg update -Cr4
   abort: path contains illegal component: /tmp/test
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
   $ cd ..
 
diff --git a/tests/test-audit-subrepo.t b/tests/test-audit-subrepo.t
--- a/tests/test-audit-subrepo.t
+++ b/tests/test-audit-subrepo.t
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   $ echo 'sub/.hg = sub/.hg' >> .hgsub
   $ hg ci -qAm 'add subrepo "sub/.hg"'
   abort: path 'sub/.hg' is inside nested repo 'sub'
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 prepare tampered repo (including the commit above):
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
   $ hg clone -q hgname hgname2
   abort: path 'sub/.hg' is inside nested repo 'sub'
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 Test absolute path
 ------------------
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   $ echo '/sub = sub' >> .hgsub
   $ hg ci -qAm 'add subrepo "/sub"'
   abort: path contains illegal component: /sub
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 prepare tampered repo (including the commit above):
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
   $ hg clone -q absolutepath absolutepath2
   abort: path contains illegal component: /sub
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 Test root path
 --------------
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
   $ echo '/ = sub' >> .hgsub
   $ hg ci -qAm 'add subrepo "/"'
   abort: path ends in directory separator: /
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 prepare tampered repo (including the commit above):
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 
   $ hg clone -q rootpath rootpath2
   abort: path ends in directory separator: /
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 Test empty path
 ---------------
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
   $ echo '../sub = ../sub' >> .hgsub
   $ hg ci -qAm 'add subrepo "../sub"'
   abort: path contains illegal component: ../sub
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 prepare tampered repo (including the commit above):
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 
   $ hg clone -q main main2
   abort: path contains illegal component: ../sub
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ cd ..
 
 Test variable expansion
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@
 
   $ hg clone -q driveletter driveletter2
   abort: path contains illegal component: X:
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/tests/test-commit.t b/tests/test-commit.t
--- a/tests/test-commit.t
+++ b/tests/test-commit.t
@@ -661,11 +661,11 @@
 #if windows
   $ hg co --clean tip
   abort: path contains illegal component: .h\xe2\x80\x8cg\\hgrc (esc)
-  [255]
+  [10]
 #else
   $ hg co --clean tip
   abort: path contains illegal component: .h\xe2\x80\x8cg/hgrc (esc)
-  [255]
+  [10]
 #endif
 
   $ hg rollback -f
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
   $ "$PYTHON" evil-commit.py
   $ hg co --clean tip
   abort: path contains illegal component: HG~1/hgrc
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
   $ hg rollback -f
   repository tip rolled back to revision 2 (undo commit)
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@
   $ "$PYTHON" evil-commit.py
   $ hg co --clean tip
   abort: path contains illegal component: HG8B6C~2/hgrc
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
   $ cd ..
 
diff --git a/tests/test-import.t b/tests/test-import.t
--- a/tests/test-import.t
+++ b/tests/test-import.t
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@
   > EOF
   applying patch from stdin
   abort: path contains illegal component: ../outside/foo
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ cd ..
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test-rename.t b/tests/test-rename.t
--- a/tests/test-rename.t
+++ b/tests/test-rename.t
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
 
   $ hg rename d1/d11/a1 .hg/foo
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg/foo
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg status -C
   $ hg rename d1/d11/a1 ../foo
   abort: ../foo not under root '$TESTTMP'
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
   $ mv d1/d11/a1 .hg/foo
   $ hg rename --after d1/d11/a1 .hg/foo
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg/foo
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg status -C
   ! d1/d11/a1
   $ hg update -C
@@ -629,11 +629,11 @@
 
   $ hg rename d1/d11/a1 .hg
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg/a1
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg --config extensions.largefiles= rename d1/d11/a1 .hg
   The fsmonitor extension is incompatible with the largefiles extension and has been disabled. (fsmonitor !)
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg/a1
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg status -C
   $ hg rename d1/d11/a1 ..
   abort: ../a1 not under root '$TESTTMP'
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
   $ mv d1/d11/a1 .hg
   $ hg rename --after d1/d11/a1 .hg
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg/a1
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg status -C
   ! d1/d11/a1
   $ hg update -C
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
 
   $ (cd d1/d11; hg rename ../../d2/b ../../.hg/foo)
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg/foo
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg status -C
   $ (cd d1/d11; hg rename ../../d2/b ../../../foo)
   abort: ../../../foo not under root '$TESTTMP'
diff --git a/tests/test-walk.t b/tests/test-walk.t
--- a/tests/test-walk.t
+++ b/tests/test-walk.t
@@ -299,10 +299,10 @@
   f  mammals/skunk                   skunk
   $ hg debugwalk -v .hg
   abort: path 'mammals/.hg' is inside nested repo 'mammals'
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg debugwalk -v ../.hg
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ cd ..
 
   $ hg debugwalk -v -Ibeans
@@ -410,16 +410,16 @@
   [255]
   $ hg debugwalk -v .hg
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg debugwalk -v beans/../.hg
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg debugwalk -v beans/../.hg/data
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg/data
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg debugwalk -v beans/.hg
   abort: path 'beans/.hg' is inside nested repo 'beans'
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 Test explicit paths and excludes: