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author | Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@gmail.com> | 2020-05-28 11:10:36 -0700 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2020-05-28 12:53:24 -0700 |
commit | c55b99c3d3359debb8601b6f687c94deab59ad2d (patch) | |
tree | 345d0307fa41d76fb2c038b2716cc9b105544a72 /Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt | |
parent | completion: add tests showing subar checkout --detach logic (diff) | |
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completion: add tests showing subpar switch/checkout --track logic
When the --track option is provided to git switch or git checkout, and
no branch is specified by -c or -b, git will interpret the tracking
branch to determine the local branch name to use. This "Do What I Mean"
logic is similar but distinct from the default DWIM logic of
interpreting a unique remote branch name as a request to create and
track that branch.
For example, `git switch --track origin/master` is interpreted as
a request to create a local branch named master that is tracking
origin/master.
The current completion for git checkout in this regard is only somewhat
poor:
$git checkout --track <TAB>
HEAD
master
matching-branch
matching-tag
other/branch-in-other
other/master-in-other
At least it still includes remote references. The clutter from including
all references isn't too bad.
However, git switch completion is terrible:
$git switch --track <TAB>
master
matching-branch
It only shows local branches, not even allowing any form of completion
of the remote references!
Add tests which highlight the expected behavior of completing --track on
its own.
Note that when -c/-C or -b/-B are provided we do expect completing more
references, but this will be discussed in a future change that addresses
these options specifically.
Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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