Re: [PATCH] completion: bash: improve alias loop detection

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> writes:

> It is possible for the name of an alias to end with the name of another
> alias, in which case the code will incorrectly detect a loop.
>
> We can fix that by adding an extra space between words.
>
> Suggested-by: SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
> ---
>  contrib/completion/git-completion.bash | 9 +++++----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

OK.  An extra local variable would not hurt and makes the code
easier to read.

Will queue.


> diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
> index ce0dc1e0f8..cd2a02bafd 100644
> --- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
> +++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
> @@ -1121,16 +1121,17 @@ __git_pretty_aliases ()
>  # __git_aliased_command requires 1 argument
>  __git_aliased_command ()
>  {
> -	local cur=$1 list word cmdline
> +	local cur=$1 last list word cmdline
>  
>  	while [[ -n "$cur" ]]; do
> -		if [[ "$list" == *"$cur "* ]]; then
> +		if [[ "$list" == *" $cur "* ]]; then
>  			# loop detected
>  			return
>  		fi
>  
>  		cmdline=$(__git config --get "alias.$cur")
> -		list="$cur $list"
> +		list=" $cur $list"
> +		last=$cur
>  		cur=
>  
>  		for word in $cmdline; do
> @@ -1154,7 +1155,7 @@ __git_aliased_command ()
>  		done
>  	done
>  
> -	cur="${list%% *}"
> +	cur=$last
>  	if [[ "$cur" != "$1" ]]; then
>  		echo "$cur"
>  	fi