Comments on: git bash completion + git aliases http://www.benmabey.com/2008/05/07/git-bash-completion-git-aliases/ [ software_engineering, ruby, rants, randomness ] Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:58:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: admin http://www.benmabey.com/2008/05/07/git-bash-completion-git-aliases/#comment-935 admin Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:25:48 +0000 http://www.benmabey.com/?p=17#comment-935 @bryanl Thanks. I actually already have those git aliases, and more, setup. However, I still like the shorter bash aliases much better since I am using them all of the time. @bryanl
Thanks. I actually already have those git aliases, and more, setup. However, I still like the shorter bash aliases much better since I am using them all of the time.

]]> By: bryanl http://www.benmabey.com/2008/05/07/git-bash-completion-git-aliases/#comment-934 bryanl Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:58:02 +0000 http://www.benmabey.com/?p=17#comment-934 Git has support for aliases. Add the following to your ~/.gitconfig <code> [alias] ci = commit co = checkout </code> Now you don't need those funky bash aliases. Git has support for aliases.

Add the following to your ~/.gitconfig


[alias]
ci = commit
co = checkout

Now you don’t need those funky bash aliases.

]]> By: Git Info (kinda like ’svn info’) http://www.benmabey.com/2008/05/07/git-bash-completion-git-aliases/#comment-780 Git Info (kinda like ’svn info’) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:58:40 +0000 http://www.benmabey.com/?p=17#comment-780 [...] found out about tab completion for git this morning. Very nice, especially for those of us who are just getting used to git [...] [...] found out about tab completion for git this morning. Very nice, especially for those of us who are just getting used to git [...]

]]> By: Ben Mabey http://www.benmabey.com/2008/05/07/git-bash-completion-git-aliases/#comment-167 Ben Mabey Thu, 08 May 2008 17:03:06 +0000 http://www.benmabey.com/?p=17#comment-167 Peter, After playing around with your suggestion I found out that it will work out of the box if I use the actual checkout command, like so: alias gco='git checkout' It doesn't appear to need the space, however. Also, my aliases with flags in them never seem to expand. So given this: alias gbd='git branch -d' I can't seem to have it tab complete my branches unless I add this: complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_checkout gbd So maybe this method is only needed when there are flags in the alias. Peter,
After playing around with your suggestion I found out that it will work out of the box if I use the actual checkout command, like so:

alias gco=’git checkout’

It doesn’t appear to need the space, however. Also, my aliases with flags in them never seem to expand. So given this:

alias gbd=’git branch -d’

I can’t seem to have it tab complete my branches unless I add this:

complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_checkout gbd

So maybe this method is only needed when there are flags in the alias.

]]> By: Peter Havens http://www.benmabey.com/2008/05/07/git-bash-completion-git-aliases/#comment-166 Peter Havens Thu, 08 May 2008 16:52:50 +0000 http://www.benmabey.com/?p=17#comment-166 I'm not positive, but I think you can leave a space at the end of your alias and the alias will be expanded inline, which will allow other completions. So, for example: alias gco='git co ' # notice the ending space I’m not positive, but I think you can leave a space at the end of your alias and the alias will be expanded inline, which will allow other completions. So, for example:

alias gco=’git co ‘ # notice the ending space

]]> By: Jake Cahoon http://www.benmabey.com/2008/05/07/git-bash-completion-git-aliases/#comment-158 Jake Cahoon Thu, 08 May 2008 06:34:54 +0000 http://www.benmabey.com/?p=17#comment-158 Looks sweet, I'll have to try it. Looks sweet, I’ll have to try it.

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