Public bug reported: Autocompletion in bash for subomdules works by completing simple file paths.
$ git clone https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit && cd gerrit $ git submodule init plugins/<TAB><TAB> commit-message-length-validator/ README reviewnotes/ helloworld/ replication/ In zsh the completion tries to be clever and list the submodule names only. But it collects too much information and tries to complete submodule name + commit description. So, I expect this: % git submodule init plugins/<TAB> plugins/commit-message-length-validator plugins/reviewnotes plugins/replication Instead I get this: % git submodule init plugins/<TAB> plugins/commit-message-length-validator\ \(v1.0-rc1-9-g545000b\) plugins/reviewnotes\ \(v1.0-rc1-8-ge984300\) plugins/replication\ \(v1.1-rc0-13-g4c3f4c9\) If I use --noglobalrcs I get the bash-style simple pathname behavior: $ zsh --noglobalrcs % git submodule init plugins/<TAB> commit-message-length-validator/ README reviewnotes/ helloworld/ replication/ I believe this bug is new in 14.04. I did not see it until I updated from 13.10 to 14.04. I tried different versions of git (going back to 1.7.6) and the bug persisted. I did not try different versions of zsh. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 $ apt-cache policy zsh zsh: Installed: 5.0.2-3ubuntu6 Candidate: 5.0.2-3ubuntu6 Version table: *** 5.0.2-3ubuntu6 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy git git: Installed: 1:1.9.1-1 Candidate: 1:1.9.1-1 Version table: *** 1:1.9.1-1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: zsh (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1317154 Title: autocompletion for 'git submodule' commands is broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zsh/+bug/1317154/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs