From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Philippe Blain" <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>,
"Britton Leo Kerin" <britton.kerin@gmail.com>,
"Elijah Newren" <newren@gmail.com>,
"Rubén Justo" <rjusto@gmail.com>,
"Patrick Steinhardt" <ps@pks.im>,
"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com>,
"SZEDER Gábor" <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 0/3] completion of 'git [-C <dir>] diff'
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:25:48 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260812162551.2229680-1-gitster@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqcxw010me.fsf@gitster.g>
The primary motivation for this topic is that the command-line
completion of 'git diff' does not handle paths (unlike 'git status'
and 'git add') and instead relies on the default behavior of Bash
command-line completion, which completes files in $PWD; this does
not work at all with the '-C <directory>' option.
This series teaches the completion machinery to complete revisions
(unless '--' exists), then tracked paths, and then untracked paths,
before letting the Bash default kick in. This way, we correctly
complete 'git diff' command line even when '-C <directory>' is in
effect.
The changes since v5 are all concentrated in the tests. They test
the same thing, but organized in a more logical and regular way.
This round hopefully will be the last one (famous last words).
1/3: completion: no-op refactoring of diff completion
2/3: completion: complete tracked paths for 'git diff'
3/3: completion: 'git diff' completes untracked paths as a last
resort
contrib/completion/git-completion.bash | 69 +++++++++++++++-----------
t/t9902-completion.sh | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
Range-diff against v5:
1: 74bfe67e24 = 1: a5b2bdcd21 completion: no-op refactoring of diff completion
2: f6892a66e9 ! 2: cb84c1407c completion: complete tracked paths for 'git diff'
@@ contrib/completion/git-completion.bash: _git_diff ()
__git_mergetools_common="diffuse diffmerge ecmerge emerge kdiff3 meld opendiff
## t/t9902-completion.sh ##
+@@ t/t9902-completion.sh: test_expect_success 'setup for integration tests' '
+ echo content >file1 &&
+ echo more >file2 &&
+ git add file1 file2 &&
++ echo untracked >file3 &&
+ git commit -m one &&
+ git branch mybranch &&
+ git tag mytag
@@ t/t9902-completion.sh: test_expect_success 'git -C <path> checkout uses the right repo' '
EOF
'
+test_expect_success 'git diff completes tracked paths when no refs match' '
+ # file1 and file2 are tracked but file3 is not
-+ test_completion "git diff f" <<-\EOF
++ # there is no ref that begins with f
++ test_completion "git diff f" <<-\EOF &&
+ file1
+ file2
+ EOF
-+'
-+
-+test_expect_success 'git diff -- completes tracked paths' '
-+ # file1 and file2 are tracked but file3 is not
+ test_completion "git diff -- f" <<-\EOF
+ file1
+ file2
+ EOF
+'
+
-+test_expect_success 'git -C <path> diff completes tracked paths in specified repo' '
++test_expect_success 'git -C <path> diff completes paths in specified repo' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf repo-for-diff" &&
+ git init repo-for-diff &&
+ echo content >repo-for-diff/otherfile &&
++ echo content >repo-for-diff/lostfile &&
+ git -C repo-for-diff add otherfile &&
-+ echo untracked >repo-for-diff/oops &&
++ git -C repo-for-diff add lostfile &&
+ git -C repo-for-diff commit -m otherfile &&
-+ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff o" <<-\EOF
++ echo untracked >repo-for-diff/oops &&
++ rm -f repo-for-diff/lostfile &&
++
++ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff o" <<-\EOF &&
+ otherfile
+ EOF
-+'
++ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff l" <<-\EOF &&
++ lostfile
++ EOF
+
-+test_expect_success 'git -C <path> diff -- completes pathspecs in specified repo' '
-+ test_when_finished "rm -rf repo-for-diff" &&
-+ git init repo-for-diff &&
-+ echo content >repo-for-diff/otherfile &&
-+ git -C repo-for-diff add otherfile &&
-+ git -C repo-for-diff commit -m otherfile &&
-+ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff -- o" <<-\EOF
++ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff -- o" <<-\EOF &&
+ otherfile
+ EOF
++ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff -- l" <<-\EOF
++ lostfile
++ EOF
+'
+
test_expect_success 'show completes all refs' '
3: dcc5f881f2 ! 3: d73c18e876 completion: 'git diff' completes untracked paths as a last resort
@@ contrib/completion/git-completion.bash: _git_diff ()
## t/t9902-completion.sh ##
@@ t/t9902-completion.sh: test_expect_success 'setup for integration tests' '
- echo content >file1 &&
echo more >file2 &&
git add file1 file2 &&
+ echo untracked >file3 &&
+ echo untracked >ufile &&
git commit -m one &&
git branch mybranch &&
git tag mytag
-@@ t/t9902-completion.sh: test_expect_success 'git diff -- completes tracked paths' '
+@@ t/t9902-completion.sh: test_expect_success 'git diff completes tracked paths when no refs match' '
EOF
'
+test_expect_success 'git diff [--] completes untracked paths, too' '
++ # ufile is not tracked and there is no ref that begins with u
+ test_completion "git diff u" <<-\EOF &&
+ ufile
+ EOF
@@ t/t9902-completion.sh: test_expect_success 'git diff -- completes tracked paths'
+ EOF
+'
+
- test_expect_success 'git -C <path> diff completes tracked paths in specified repo' '
+ test_expect_success 'git -C <path> diff completes paths in specified repo' '
test_when_finished "rm -rf repo-for-diff" &&
git init repo-for-diff &&
-@@ t/t9902-completion.sh: test_expect_success 'git -C <path> diff -- completes pathspecs in specified repo
- test_when_finished "rm -rf repo-for-diff" &&
- git init repo-for-diff &&
- echo content >repo-for-diff/otherfile &&
-+ echo untracked >repo-for-diff/untracked &&
- git -C repo-for-diff add otherfile &&
+@@ t/t9902-completion.sh: test_expect_success 'git -C <path> diff completes paths in specified repo' '
+ git -C repo-for-diff add lostfile &&
git -C repo-for-diff commit -m otherfile &&
-- test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff -- o" <<-\EOF
-+ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff o" <<-\EOF &&
-+ otherfile
-+ EOF
-+ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff -- o" <<-\EOF &&
- otherfile
+ echo untracked >repo-for-diff/oops &&
++ echo untracked >repo-for-diff/ufile &&
+ rm -f repo-for-diff/lostfile &&
+
+ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff o" <<-\EOF &&
+@@ t/t9902-completion.sh: test_expect_success 'git -C <path> diff completes paths in specified repo' '
+ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff l" <<-\EOF &&
+ lostfile
EOF
+ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff u" <<-\EOF &&
-+ untracked
++ ufile
+ EOF
+
+ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff -- o" <<-\EOF &&
+ otherfile
+ EOF
+- test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff -- l" <<-\EOF
++ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff -- l" <<-\EOF &&
+ lostfile
+ EOF
+ test_completion "git -C repo-for-diff diff -- u" <<-\EOF
-+ untracked
++ ufile
+ EOF
'
--
2.55.0-721-gd75157efe4
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-12 16:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-03 0:58 [PATCH] completion: complete tracked paths for 'git diff' Junio C Hamano
2026-08-03 1:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-08-03 5:44 ` SZEDER Gábor
2026-08-03 13:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-08-03 15:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-08-04 16:22 ` [PATCH v2] " Junio C Hamano
2026-08-05 19:42 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] completion of 'git [-C <dir>] diff' Junio C Hamano
2026-08-05 19:42 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] completion: no-op refactoring of diff completion Junio C Hamano
2026-08-05 19:42 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] completion: complete tracked paths for 'git diff' Junio C Hamano
2026-08-05 19:42 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] completion: 'git diff' completes untracked paths as a last resort Junio C Hamano
2026-08-06 11:30 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-08-06 15:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-08-06 11:30 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] completion of 'git [-C <dir>] diff' D. Ben Knoble
2026-08-07 1:38 ` [PATCH v4 " Junio C Hamano
2026-08-07 1:38 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] completion: no-op refactoring of diff completion Junio C Hamano
2026-08-07 6:15 ` Elijah Newren
2026-08-07 15:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-08-07 1:38 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] completion: complete tracked paths for 'git diff' Junio C Hamano
2026-08-07 6:18 ` Elijah Newren
2026-08-07 11:02 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-08-07 15:13 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-08-07 15:22 ` Elijah Newren
2026-08-07 1:38 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] completion: 'git diff' completes untracked paths as a last resort Junio C Hamano
2026-08-07 6:31 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] completion of 'git [-C <dir>] diff' Elijah Newren
2026-08-07 11:05 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-08-07 16:19 ` [PATCH v5 " Junio C Hamano
2026-08-07 16:19 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] completion: no-op refactoring of diff completion Junio C Hamano
2026-08-07 16:19 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] completion: complete tracked paths for 'git diff' Junio C Hamano
2026-08-07 16:19 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] completion: 'git diff' completes untracked paths as a last resort Junio C Hamano
2026-08-07 16:53 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] completion of 'git [-C <dir>] diff' Elijah Newren
2026-08-12 16:25 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2026-08-12 16:25 ` [PATCH v6 1/3] completion: no-op refactoring of diff completion Junio C Hamano
2026-08-12 16:25 ` [PATCH v6 2/3] completion: complete tracked paths for 'git diff' Junio C Hamano
2026-08-12 16:25 ` [PATCH v6 3/3] completion: 'git diff' completes untracked paths as a last resort Junio C Hamano
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20260812162551.2229680-1-gitster@pobox.com \
--to=gitster@pobox.com \
--cc=ben.knoble@gmail.com \
--cc=britton.kerin@gmail.com \
--cc=git@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com \
--cc=newren@gmail.com \
--cc=ps@pks.im \
--cc=rjusto@gmail.com \
--cc=szeder.dev@gmail.com \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is an external index of several public inboxes,
see mirroring instructions on how to clone and mirror
all data and code used by this external index.