The optional third parameter when __git_ps1 is used in PROMPT_COMMAND mode as format string for printf to further customize the way the git status string is embedded in the user's PS1 prompt. Signed-off-by: Simon Oosthoek <s.oosthoek@xxxxxxxxx> --- contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh index 9b074e1..2922bb3 100644 --- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh +++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ # will show username, at-sign, host, colon, cwd, then # various status string, followed by dollar and SP, as # your prompt. +# Optionally, you can supply a third argument with a printf +# format string to finetune the output of the branch status # # The argument to __git_ps1 will be displayed only if you are currently # in a git repository. The %s token will be the name of the current @@ -222,10 +224,12 @@ __git_ps1_show_upstream () # when called from PS1 using command substitution # in this mode it prints text to add to bash PS1 prompt (includes branch name) # -# __git_ps1 requires 2 arguments when called from PROMPT_COMMAND (pc) +# __git_ps1 requires 2 or 3 arguments when called from PROMPT_COMMAND (pc) # in that case it _sets_ PS1. The arguments are parts of a PS1 string. -# when both arguments are given, the first is prepended and the second appended +# when two arguments are given, the first is prepended and the second appended # to the state string when assigned to PS1. +# The optional third parameter will be used as printf format string to further +# customize the output of the git-status string. # In this mode you can request colored hints using GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS=true __git_ps1 () { @@ -236,9 +240,10 @@ __git_ps1 () local printf_format=' (%s)' case "$#" in - 2) pcmode=yes + 2|3) pcmode=yes ps1pc_start="$1" ps1pc_end="$2" + printf_format="${3:-$printf_format}" ;; 0|1) printf_format="${1:-$printf_format}" ;; @@ -339,6 +344,7 @@ __git_ps1 () local f="$w$i$s$u" if [ $pcmode = yes ]; then + local gitstring= if [ -n "${GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS-}" ]; then local c_red='\e[31m' local c_green='\e[32m' @@ -356,29 +362,31 @@ __git_ps1 () branch_color="$bad_color" fi - # Setting PS1 directly with \[ and \] around colors + # Setting gitstring directly with \[ and \] around colors # is necessary to prevent wrapping issues! - PS1="$ps1pc_start (\[$branch_color\]$branchstring\[$c_clear\]" + gitstring="\[$branch_color\]$branchstring\[$c_clear\]" if [ -n "$w$i$s$u$r$p" ]; then - PS1="$PS1 " + gitstring="$gitstring " fi if [ "$w" = "*" ]; then - PS1="$PS1\[$bad_color\]$w" + gitstring="$gitstring\[$bad_color\]$w" fi if [ -n "$i" ]; then - PS1="$PS1\[$ok_color\]$i" + gitstring="$gitstring\[$ok_color\]$i" fi if [ -n "$s" ]; then - PS1="$PS1\[$flags_color\]$s" + gitstring="$gitstring\[$flags_color\]$s" fi if [ -n "$u" ]; then - PS1="$PS1\[$bad_color\]$u" + gitstring="$gitstring\[$bad_color\]$u" fi - PS1="$PS1\[$c_clear\]$r$p)$ps1pc_end" + gitstring="$gitstring\[$c_clear\]$r$p" else - PS1="$ps1pc_start ($c${b##refs/heads/}${f:+ $f}$r$p)$ps1pc_end" + gitstring="$c${b##refs/heads/}${f:+ $f}$r$p" fi + gitstring=$(printf -- "$printf_format" "$gitstring") + PS1="$ps1pc_start$gitstring$ps1pc_end" else # NO color option unless in PROMPT_COMMAND mode printf -- "$printf_format" "$c${b##refs/heads/}${f:+ $f}$r$p" -- 1.7.9.5 PS, I was surprised that this worked, because I was under the impression that the \[ \] special characters needed to be put in PS1 directly. This is apparently not exactly the case, but I'm now more confused than before ;-) -- 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