By default we show porcelain, external commands and a couple others that are also popular. If you are not happy with this list, you can now customize it. See the big comment block for details.
PS. perhaps I should make aliases a group too, which makes it possible to _not_ complete aliases by omitting this special group in $GIT_COMPLETION_CMD_GROUPS --- contrib/completion/git-completion.bash | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ git.c | 2 ++ help.c | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ help.h | 1 + 4 files changed, 71 insertions(+) diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash index 908692ea52..0fd29803d5 100644 --- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash +++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash @@ -38,6 +38,38 @@ # # When set to "1", do not include "DWIM" suggestions in git-checkout # completion (e.g., completing "foo" when "origin/foo" exists). +# +# GIT_COMPLETION_CMD_GROUPS +# +# When set, "git --list-cmds=$GIT_COMPLETION_CMD_GROUPS" will be +# used to get the list of completable commands. The default is +# "mainporcelain,others,list-complete" (in English: all porcelain +# commands and external ones are included. Certain non-porcelain +# commands are also marked for completion in command-list.txt). +# You could for example complete all commands with +# +# GIT_COMPLETION_CMD_GROUPS=main,others +# +# Or you could go with defaults add some extra commands specified +# in the configuration variable completion.commands [1] with +# +# GIT_COMPLETION_CMD_GROUPS=mainporcelain,others,list-complete,config +# +# Or go completely custom group with +# +# GIT_COMPLETION_CMD_GROUPS=config +# +# Or you could even play with other command categories found in +# command-list.txt. +# +# [1] Note that completion.commands should not be per-repository +# since the command list is generated once and cached. +# +# completion.commands could be used to exclude commands as +# well. If a command in this list begins with '-', then it +# will be excluded from the list of commands gathered by the +# groups specified before "config" in +# $GIT_COMPLETION_CMD_GROUPS. case "$COMP_WORDBREAKS" in *:*) : great ;; @@ -840,6 +872,9 @@ __git_commands () { if test -n "$GIT_TESTING_PORCELAIN_COMMAND_LIST" then printf "%s" "$GIT_TESTING_PORCELAIN_COMMAND_LIST" + elif test -n "$GIT_COMPLETION_CMD_GROUPS" + then + git --list-cmds="$GIT_COMPLETION_CMD_GROUPS" else git --list-cmds=list-mainporcelain,others,list-complete fi diff --git a/git.c b/git.c index 67f3e20ae9..fd08911e11 100644 --- a/git.c +++ b/git.c @@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ static int list_cmds(const char *spec) list_all_main_cmds(&list); else if (len == 6 && !strncmp(spec, "others", 6)) list_all_other_cmds(&list); + else if (len == 6 && !strncmp(spec, "config", 6)) + list_cmds_by_config(&list); else if (len > 5 && !strncmp(spec, "list-", 5)) { struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT; diff --git a/help.c b/help.c index 23924dd300..abf87205b2 100644 --- a/help.c +++ b/help.c @@ -366,6 +366,39 @@ void list_cmds_by_category(struct string_list *list, } } +void list_cmds_by_config(struct string_list *list) +{ + const char *cmd_list; + + /* + * There's no actual repository setup at this point (and even + * if there is, we don't really care; only global config + * matters). If we accidentally set up a repository, it's ok + * too since the caller (git --list-cmds=) should exit shortly + * anyway. + */ + if (git_config_get_string_const("completion.commands", &cmd_list)) + return; + + string_list_sort(list); + string_list_remove_duplicates(list, 0); + + while (*cmd_list) { + struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT; + const char *p = strchrnul(cmd_list, ' '); + + strbuf_add(&sb, cmd_list, p - cmd_list); + if (*cmd_list == '-') + string_list_remove(list, cmd_list + 1, 0); + else + string_list_insert(list, sb.buf); + strbuf_release(&sb); + while (*p == ' ') + p++; + cmd_list = p; + } +} + void list_common_guides_help(void) { struct category_description catdesc[] = { diff --git a/help.h b/help.h index b2293e99be..3b38292a1b 100644 --- a/help.h +++ b/help.h @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ extern void list_all_main_cmds(struct string_list *list); extern void list_all_other_cmds(struct string_list *list); extern void list_cmds_by_category(struct string_list *list, const char *category); +extern void list_cmds_by_config(struct string_list *list); extern const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd); extern void load_command_list(const char *prefix, struct cmdnames *main_cmds, -- 2.17.0.705.g3525833791