From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 Received: from sv.mirrors.kernel.org (sv.mirrors.kernel.org [IPv6:2604:1380:45e3:2400::1]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8C90D1F44D for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:50:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.subspace.kernel.org (wormhole.subspace.kernel.org [52.25.139.140]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by sv.mirrors.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6E628285E4E for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:50:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 934C7157481; Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:50:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from metis.whiteo.stw.pengutronix.de (metis.whiteo.stw.pengutronix.de [185.203.201.7]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9E1F8156F4D for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:50:27 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=185.203.201.7 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1713995430; cv=none; b=uT5JpTpfnxZRk/1Wouk1RHOsmitWK53qOpUTvfHP7xyL2hK3phjiVUfDYH+tMvenkL/ob5bZH5s7OTeTkTuKC2sFNjNP8jxMciI8VAkoPvrURqDPv0YMu/KVgMx4azt8Mpn+sM/qzsHDPUBo55hknMnIzI6cSR3ajtTOBTxloag= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1713995430; c=relaxed/simple; bh=KcewbNlfJn2fU84Xv+Iqwq22sOUg9sU0pJrAb/gfMiU=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-Id:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version; b=U8SSro45EnjZ8AQ13pyZEVS3HHVEnOcCbYBWyhpBUn49auIbn2ufOHEdLSC3irqHoxwdOAo13A7shNlJQOWHwHRE2o99uw3/vnhnDqItPo7h+y5O2/42tzvLR1REhSJhpA8Z1rl8VvtJPMJz788qH5F0BlNNo3FSDXqivS9naUU= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=pengutronix.de; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=pengutronix.de; arc=none smtp.client-ip=185.203.201.7 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=pengutronix.de Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=pengutronix.de Received: from drehscheibe.grey.stw.pengutronix.de ([2a0a:edc0:0:c01:1d::a2]) by metis.whiteo.stw.pengutronix.de with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1rzkVV-0003FD-UN; Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:50:25 +0200 Received: from [2a0a:edc0:0:1101:1d::ac] (helo=dude04.red.stw.pengutronix.de) by drehscheibe.grey.stw.pengutronix.de with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1rzkVV-00E9HA-BO; Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:50:25 +0200 Received: from rhi by dude04.red.stw.pengutronix.de with local (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1rzkVV-0017qx-0y; Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:50:25 +0200 From: Roland Hieber To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: Roland Hieber , Junio C Hamano , Felipe Contreras Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] completion: add docs on how to add subcommand completions Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:50:18 +0200 Message-Id: <20240424215019.268208-2-rhi@pengutronix.de> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.39.2 In-Reply-To: <20240424215019.268208-1-rhi@pengutronix.de> References: <20240424215019.268208-1-rhi@pengutronix.de> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 2a0a:edc0:0:c01:1d::a2 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: rhi@pengutronix.de X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on metis.whiteo.stw.pengutronix.de); SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-PTX-Original-Recipient: git@vger.kernel.org It took me more than a few tries and a good lecture of __git_main to understand that the two paragraphs above really only refer to adding completion functions for executables that are not called through git's subcommand magic. Add a few sentences for that case. Signed-off-by: Roland Hieber --- PATCH v2: - fix typo and superfluous "-my" PATCH v1: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20240424210549.256256-2-rhi@pengutronix.de/ --- contrib/completion/git-completion.bash | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash index ffcc55484bcd..603181d53a90 100644 --- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash +++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash @@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ # # __git_complete gk gitk # +# To add completion for git subcommands that live in external scripts, +# define a function of the form '_git_${subcommand}' while replacing all dashes +# with underscores, and the main git completion will make use of it. +# For example, to add completion after 'git do-stuff' (which could e.g. live +# in /usr/bin/git-do-stuff), name the completion function '_git_do_stuff'. +# See _git_show, _git_bisect etc. below for more examples. +# # Compatible with bash 3.2.57. # # You can set the following environment variables to influence the behavior of -- 2.39.2