doc: Bash: also mention Git aliases about git-completion HOT 6 CLOSED

@phil-blain Cool. I replied to that and implemented that feature:

https://lore.kernel.org/git/[email protected]/

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Thank you. I will think about moving that documentation depending now many requests for changes we get.

However, you don't need __git_complete for those kinds of aliases, the Git completion already detects them, you just need to add a little help:

!f() { : git log ; ... ; } f

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Ah ! I had not understood correctly the comment at the top of git-completion.bash. Thanks.

I thought it was about just adding :, but it's really about adding : git <command> ; <whatever is your alias>.

However, I noticed another shortcoming that could be worth documenting. If I have a "shortcut alias" like git logo for git log --oneline --decorate for example, completion works, but if I also have a "recursive" alias like git loga for git logo --all, then completion does not work for git loga. This is a case where using __git_complete would help for Git aliases.

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Right. It shouldn't be too hard to fix. Have you contacted the mailing list about that issue?

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Yes : https://lore.kernel.org/git/[email protected]/

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I think the current version of the documentation in Bash has all the relevant information, plus the fix for recursive aliases should deal with the rest of the issues.

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