Even 'symbolic-ref' is only completed when
GIT_COMPLETION_SHOW_ALL_COMMANDS=1 is set, it currently defaults to
completing file names, which is not very helpful. Add a simple
completion function which completes options and refs.
Signed-off-by: Roland Hieber <rhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
contrib/completion/git-completion.bash | 11 +++++++++++
t/t9902-completion.sh | 16 ++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 75193ded4bde..ffcc55484bcd 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -3581,6 +3581,17 @@ _git_svn ()
fi
}
+_git_symbolic_ref () {
+ case "$cur" in
+ --*)
+ __gitcomp "--delete --quiet --short --recurse --no-recurse"
+ return
+ ;;
+ esac
+
+ __git_complete_refs
+}
+
_git_tag ()
{
local i c="$__git_cmd_idx" f=0
diff --git a/t/t9902-completion.sh b/t/t9902-completion.sh
index 569cf2310434..a34953da6c96 100755
--- a/t/t9902-completion.sh
+++ b/t/t9902-completion.sh
@@ -2518,6 +2518,22 @@ test_expect_success 'complete tree filename with metacharacters' '
EOF
'
+test_expect_success 'symbolic-ref completes short ref names ' '
+ test_completion "git symbolic-ref foo m" <<-\EOF
+ main Z
+ mybranch Z
+ mytag Z
+ EOF
+'
+test_expect_success 'symbolic-ref completes full ref names' '
+ test_completion "git symbolic-ref foo refs/" <<-\EOF
+ refs/heads/main Z
+ refs/heads/mybranch Z
+ refs/tags/mytag Z
+ refs/tags/A Z
+ EOF
+'
+
test_expect_success PERL 'send-email' '
test_completion "git send-email --cov" <<-\EOF &&
--cover-from-description=Z
--
2.39.2
