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From: Eric Raible <raible@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bash: offer only paths after '--'
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:46:08 +0000 (UTC)
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SZEDER G=C3=A1bor <szeder <at> ira.uka.de> writes:

>=20
> Many git commands use '--' to separate subcommands, options, and refs
> from paths.  However, the programmable completion for several of thes=
e
> commands does not respect the '--', and offer subcommands, options, o=
r
> refs after a '--', although only paths are permitted.  e.g. 'git bise=
ct

I like this change, but how about also offering a plain '--' as one
of the completion choices as a way of reminding newbies that the
command in question is one of the ones that takes filenames after
all options?