* [PATCH] completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion
@ 2026-05-24 2:36 Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget
2026-05-24 12:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-26 15:23 ` [PATCH v2] " Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget @ 2026-05-24 2:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git; +Cc: Zakariyah Ali, Zakariyah Ali
From: Zakariyah Ali <zakariyahali100@gmail.com>
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-v1
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2311/alibaba0010/completion-hide-dotfiles-v1
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2311
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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^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread* Re: [PATCH] completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion 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 ` [PATCH v2] " Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget 1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Junio C Hamano @ 2026-05-24 12:08 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget; +Cc: git, Zakariyah Ali "Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes: > From: Zakariyah Ali <zakariyahali100@gmail.com> > > 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 .. Writing 'path with ".".' would have been easieer to grok. > 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. I am not sure why this is a good idea. If we said "git rm g<TAB> and offered ".gitignore" as a candidate, it may be annoying, but tracked (or untracked for that matter) ".gitignore" and "gitfoo" should be treated the same way by "git rm <TAB>" no? > This removes the existing TODO expectations in t/t9902-completion.sh and > adds coverage for explicit dot completion. In any case, all of the above should be in the proposed log message, not below the three-dash line. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v2] completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion 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 2026-05-27 3:22 ` Junio C Hamano 1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget @ 2026-05-26 15:23 UTC (permalink / raw) To: git; +Cc: Zakariyah Ali, Zakariyah Ali 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 -- gitgitgadget ^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH v2] completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion 2026-05-26 15:23 ` [PATCH v2] " Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget @ 2026-05-27 3:22 ` Junio C Hamano 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Junio C Hamano @ 2026-05-27 3:22 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget; +Cc: git, Zakariyah Ali "Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes: > This matches standard shell filename completion behavior, where dotfiles > are hidden by default unless the user starts their input with a dot. OK, with this rationale added, I no longer have problem with the proposed new behaviour. As I'm not going to give a serious review on the patch body itself, I would really appreciate somebody more knowledgeable on the existing bach completion code than I am to take a look. Thanks. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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