When GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS is turned on, there is no need to put a detached HEAD within parenthesis: the color can be used to discriminate the detached HEAD. Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@xxxxxxxxx> --- For cuteness :) contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh | 5 ++++- t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh | 2 +- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh index a81ef5a..37e66a2 100644 --- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh +++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh @@ -372,7 +372,10 @@ __git_ps1 () esac 2>/dev/null)" || b="$short_sha..." - b="($b)" + # if there is no color, use + # parenthesis to indicate that the + # HEAD is detached + test -n "${GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS-}" || b="($b)" fi fi fi diff --git a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh index 3c3e4e8..c44b1a6 100755 --- a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh +++ b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - branch name' ' ' test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - detached head' ' - printf "BEFORE: (${c_red}(%s...)${c_clear}):AFTER" $(git log -1 --format="%h" b1^) >expected && + printf "BEFORE: (${c_red}%s...${c_clear}):AFTER" $(git log -1 --format="%h" b1^) >expected && git checkout b1^ && test_when_finished "git checkout master" && ( -- 1.8.3.2.737.gcbc076a.dirty -- 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