Re: [PATCH] help: prompt user to run corrected command on typo

[Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>]

On 26/06/18 07:26AM, calicomills wrote:
> From 0dc9e5c4593611b75e7003e8fdbea9370524c05b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: calicomills <jishnuck26@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:47:12 +0530
> Subject: [PATCH] help: prompt user to run corrected command on typo
> 
> When a user mistypes a git command and there is exactly one similar
> command, git currently prints a suggestion but exits, requiring the
> user to retype the corrected command manually.
> 
> Instead, when stdin and stderr are both connected to a terminal and
> there is a single best match, prompt the user with:
> 
>   Did you mean 'git checkout neo'? [y/N]
> 
> The full corrected invocation (command + original arguments) is shown
> in the prompt so the user knows exactly what will run. Answering 'y'
> re-executes git with the corrected command and all original arguments.
> Answering anything else exits as before.

Isn't this already possible via setting `help.autoCorrect=prompt` in the
config? For example:

  git -c help.autoCorrect=prompt comit --allow-empty -m init

seems to already do exactly what is proposed here.

-Justin