Re: [PATCH v2] completion: add new git_complete helper

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 08:50:01AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

Felipe Contreras [off-list ref] writes:

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2012/4/17 SZEDER Gábor [off-list ref]:

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On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 04:37:18PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote:

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Felipe Contreras wrote:

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A name like __git_complete should work, presumably.

And foo_wrap() should also fit into those namespaces.

Yeah, I don't have a problem with that, just forgot about it.

But git_complete I think is different.

Is git_complete something the user types interactively, or is it meant to
be used in their .bashrc to help them complete arguments to their custom
scripts that take arguments similar to Git Porcelains?

Primarily for .bashrc, however, not for their custom scripts but to be
able to use completion for their one-word git aliases, e.g. after an

  alias gf='git fetch'

they want to do

  gf o<TAB>

and get 'origin' completed.

Here's a relevant thread:

  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/185184/


Best,
Gábor