git-prompt has various describe styles, among them "describe" (by annotated tags) and "default" (by exact match with any tag). Add a mode "tag" that describes by any tag, annotated or not. Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh index 97eacd7832..c6cbef38c2 100644 --- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh +++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh @@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ # contains relative to newer annotated tag (v1.6.3.2~35) # branch relative to newer tag or branch (master~4) # describe relative to older annotated tag (v1.6.3.1-13-gdd42c2f) +# tag relative to any older tag (v1.6.3.1-13-gdd42c2f) # default exactly matching tag # # If you would like a colored hint about the current dirty state, set @@ -443,6 +444,8 @@ __git_ps1 () git describe --contains HEAD ;; (branch) git describe --contains --all HEAD ;; + (tag) + git describe --tags HEAD ;; (describe) git describe HEAD ;; (* | default) -- 2.12.0.384.g157040b11f.dirty