I have install the latest git version from the PPA: $ git --version git version 2.20.1 $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS Release: 16.04 Running `https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash#L2898` does not give ls-files $ git --list-cmds=list-mainporcelain,others,nohelpers,alias,list-complete,config | grep ls $ Ντέντος Σταύρος