Introduce GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE option you can set to "contains", "branch", or "describe" to tweak the way how a detached HEAD is described. The default behaviour is to describe only exact match with some tag (otherwise use the first 7 hexdigits) as before. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> --- * I do not think the new modes based on name-rev (aka "--contains") are much useful if you do your own development while on a detached HEAD, but they probably are useful for tourists who sightsee. contrib/completion/git-completion.bash | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash index ccc7e0d..2490d5f 100755 --- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash +++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash @@ -108,10 +108,21 @@ __git_ps1 () fi b="$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null)" || { - b="$(git describe --exact-match HEAD 2>/dev/null)" || + + b="$( + case "${GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE_STYLE-}" in + (contains) + git describe --contains HEAD ;; + (branch) + git describe --contains --all HEAD ;; + (describe) + git describe HEAD ;; + (* | default) + git describe --exact-match HEAD ;; + esac 2>/dev/null)" || + b="$(cut -c1-7 "$g/HEAD" 2>/dev/null)..." || b="unknown" - b="($b)" } fi -- 1.6.3.9.g6345d -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html