If the argument for `__git_ps1` begins with a dash, `printf` tries to interpret it as an option which results in an error message. The problem is solved by adding '--' before the argument to tell `printf` to not interpret the following argument as an option. Adding '--' directly to the argument does not help because the argument is enclosed by double quotes. Signed-off-by: Christian Hammerl <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- contrib/completion/git-completion.bash | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash index 91c7acb..61ff152 100755 --- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash +++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash @@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ __git_ps1 () fi local f="$w$i$s$u" - printf "${1:- (%s)}" "$c${b##refs/heads/}${f:+ $f}$r$p" + printf -- "${1:- (%s)}" "$c${b##refs/heads/}${f:+ $f}$r$p" fi } -- 1.7.9 -- 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