From: "Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Zakariyah Ali <zakariyahali100@gmail.com>,
Zakariyah Ali <zakariyahali100@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 15:23:07 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <pull.2311.v2.git.git.1779808987825.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2311.git.git.1779590184752.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Zakariyah Ali <zakariyahali100@gmail.com>
The completion helper for index paths uses git ls-files rather than
shell filename completion. As a result, leading-dot paths such as a
tracked .gitignore were offered even when the user had not started the
path with ".".
Hide leading-dot path components for git rm, git mv, and git ls-files
when completing an empty path component. Explicit dot completion is
still preserved, so git rm . can still complete .gitignore.
This matches standard shell filename completion behavior, where dotfiles
are hidden by default unless the user starts their input with a dot.
This also resolves four TODO comments in t/9902-completion.sh which
have been present since 2013 (commit ddf07bddef9a, "completion: add file
completion tests", 2013-04-27), expecting that .gitignore would not be
shown when completing on an empty path component.
Signed-off-by: Zakariyah Ali <zakariyahali100@gmail.com>
---
completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion
The completion helper for index paths uses git ls-files rather than
shell filename completion. As a result, leading-dot paths such as a
tracked .gitignore were offered even when the user had not started the
path with ..
Hide leading-dot path components for git rm, git mv, and git ls-files
when completing an empty path component. Explicit dot completion is
still preserved, so git rm . can still complete .gitignore.
This removes the existing TODO expectations in t/t9902-completion.sh and
adds coverage for explicit dot completion.
Validation:
* git diff --check -- contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
t/t9902-completion.sh
* bash -n contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
* ./t9902-completion.sh
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2311%2Falibaba0010%2Fcompletion-hide-dotfiles-v2
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2311/alibaba0010/completion-hide-dotfiles-v2
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2311
Range-diff vs v1:
1: 5ccb408fd5 ! 1: 056e239e06 completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion
@@ Metadata
## Commit message ##
completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion
+ The completion helper for index paths uses git ls-files rather than
+ shell filename completion. As a result, leading-dot paths such as a
+ tracked .gitignore were offered even when the user had not started the
+ path with ".".
+
+ Hide leading-dot path components for git rm, git mv, and git ls-files
+ when completing an empty path component. Explicit dot completion is
+ still preserved, so git rm . can still complete .gitignore.
+
+ This matches standard shell filename completion behavior, where dotfiles
+ are hidden by default unless the user starts their input with a dot.
+ This also resolves four TODO comments in t/9902-completion.sh which
+ have been present since 2013 (commit ddf07bddef9a, "completion: add file
+ completion tests", 2013-04-27), expecting that .gitignore would not be
+ shown when completing on an empty path component.
+
Signed-off-by: Zakariyah Ali <zakariyahali100@gmail.com>
## contrib/completion/git-completion.bash ##
contrib/completion/git-completion.bash | 36 +++++++++++++++++---------
t/t9902-completion.sh | 10 ++-----
2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index a8e7c6ddbf..e8f8fab125 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -638,25 +638,33 @@ __git_ls_files_helper ()
}
-# __git_index_files accepts 1 or 2 arguments:
+# __git_index_files accepts 1 to 4 arguments:
# 1: Options to pass to ls-files (required).
# 2: A directory path (optional).
# If provided, only files within the specified directory are listed.
# Sub directories are never recursed. Path must have a trailing
# slash.
# 3: List only paths matching this path component (optional).
+# 4: Hide paths whose first component starts with a dot if this is
+# "hide-dotfiles" and the third argument is empty (optional).
__git_index_files ()
{
- local root="$2" match="$3"
+ local root="$2" match="$3" hide_dotfiles="${4-}"
+ local hide_dotfiles_awk=0
+ if [ "$hide_dotfiles" = "hide-dotfiles" ] && [ -z "$match" ]; then
+ hide_dotfiles_awk=1
+ fi
__git_ls_files_helper "$root" "$1" "${match:-?}" |
- awk -F / -v pfx="${2//\\/\\\\}" '{
+ awk -F / -v pfx="${2//\\/\\\\}" -v hide_dotfiles="$hide_dotfiles_awk" '{
paths[$1] = 1
}
END {
for (p in paths) {
if (substr(p, 1, 1) != "\"") {
# No special characters, easy!
+ if (hide_dotfiles == 1 && substr(p, 1, 1) == ".")
+ continue
print pfx p
continue
}
@@ -675,8 +683,10 @@ __git_index_files ()
# We have seen the same directory unquoted,
# skip it.
continue
- else
- print pfx p
+
+ if (hide_dotfiles == 1 && substr(p, 1, 1) == ".")
+ continue
+ print pfx p
}
}
function dequote(p, bs_idx, out, esc, esc_idx, dec) {
@@ -721,13 +731,15 @@ __git_index_files ()
}'
}
-# __git_complete_index_file requires 1 argument:
+# __git_complete_index_file accepts 1 or 2 arguments:
# 1: the options to pass to ls-file
+# 2: Hide paths whose first component starts with a dot if this is
+# "hide-dotfiles" and the current word is empty (optional).
#
# The exception is --committable, which finds the files appropriate commit.
__git_complete_index_file ()
{
- local dequoted_word pfx="" cur_
+ local dequoted_word pfx="" cur_ hide_dotfiles="${2-}"
__git_dequote "$cur"
@@ -740,7 +752,7 @@ __git_complete_index_file ()
cur_="$dequoted_word"
esac
- __gitcomp_file_direct "$(__git_index_files "$1" "$pfx" "$cur_")"
+ __gitcomp_file_direct "$(__git_index_files "$1" "$pfx" "$cur_" "$hide_dotfiles")"
}
# Lists branches from the local repository.
@@ -2164,7 +2176,7 @@ _git_ls_files ()
# XXX ignore options like --modified and always suggest all cached
# files.
- __git_complete_index_file "--cached"
+ __git_complete_index_file "--cached" hide-dotfiles
}
_git_ls_remote ()
@@ -2397,9 +2409,9 @@ _git_mv ()
if [ $(__git_count_arguments "mv") -gt 0 ]; then
# We need to show both cached and untracked files (including
# empty directories) since this may not be the last argument.
- __git_complete_index_file "--cached --others --directory"
+ __git_complete_index_file "--cached --others --directory" hide-dotfiles
else
- __git_complete_index_file "--cached"
+ __git_complete_index_file "--cached" hide-dotfiles
fi
}
@@ -3219,7 +3231,7 @@ _git_rm ()
;;
esac
- __git_complete_index_file "--cached"
+ __git_complete_index_file "--cached" hide-dotfiles
}
_git_shortlog ()
diff --git a/t/t9902-completion.sh b/t/t9902-completion.sh
index 28f61f08fb..02aaf71876 100755
--- a/t/t9902-completion.sh
+++ b/t/t9902-completion.sh
@@ -2811,17 +2811,15 @@ test_expect_success 'complete files' '
touch untracked &&
- : TODO .gitignore should not be here &&
test_completion "git rm " <<-\EOF &&
- .gitignore
modified
EOF
+ test_completion "git rm ." ".gitignore" &&
+
test_completion "git clean " "untracked" &&
- : TODO .gitignore should not be here &&
test_completion "git mv " <<-\EOF &&
- .gitignore
modified
EOF
@@ -2832,9 +2830,7 @@ test_expect_success 'complete files' '
mkdir untracked-dir &&
- : TODO .gitignore should not be here &&
test_completion "git mv modified " <<-\EOF &&
- .gitignore
dir
modified
untracked
@@ -2843,9 +2839,7 @@ test_expect_success 'complete files' '
test_completion "git commit " "modified" &&
- : TODO .gitignore should not be here &&
test_completion "git ls-files " <<-\EOF &&
- .gitignore
dir
modified
EOF
base-commit: 9b7fa37559a1b95ee32e32858b0d038b4cf583e5
--
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-26 15:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-24 2:36 [PATCH] completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget
2026-05-24 12:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-26 15:23 ` Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-05-27 3:22 ` [PATCH v2] " Junio C Hamano
2026-06-03 18:09 ` Follow-up and appreciation regarding Git contributions Zakariyah Ali
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