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> --- PATCH v2: - no changes PATCH v1: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20240424210549.256256-1-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
