For unborn branches, it now compares the index against the empty tree. (Just like git status does.) Signed-off-by: Maurice Bos <m-ou.se@xxxxxxx> --- contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh index 7b732d2..f656838 100644 --- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh +++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh @@ -407,12 +407,14 @@ __git_ps1 () if [ -n "${GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE-}" ] && [ "$(git config --bool bash.showDirtyState)" != "false" ] then - git diff --no-ext-diff --quiet --exit-code || w="*" - if [ -n "$short_sha" ]; then - git diff-index --cached --quiet HEAD -- || i="+" - else + local treeish=HEAD + if [ -z "$short_sha" ]; then i="#" + # the empty tree + treeish=4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904 fi + git diff --no-ext-diff --quiet --exit-code || w="*" + git diff-index --cached --quiet $treeish -- || i="$i+" fi if [ -n "${GIT_PS1_SHOWSTASHSTATE-}" ] && [ -r "$g/refs/stash" ]; then -- 1.8.5.rc0.23.gaa27064 -- 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