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[PATCH v3 2/3] git-prompt: document how in-progress operations affect the prompt

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Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 21, 2020, 05:21 UTC
Message-ID
<1fd1b919684173d0971869a9aaf8554055760d63.1592716887.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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From: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
---
 contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
index 014cd7c3cfc..179b96e4936 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
 # state symbols by setting GIT_PS1_STATESEPARATOR. The default separator
 # is SP.
 #
+# When there is an in-progress operation such as a merge, rebase,
+# revert, cherry-pick, or bisect, the prompt will include information
+# related to the operation, often in the form "|<OPERATION-NAME>".
+#
 # By default, __git_ps1 will compare HEAD to your SVN upstream if it can
 # find one, or @{upstream} otherwise.  Once you have set
 # GIT_PS1_SHOWUPSTREAM, you can override it on a per-repository basis by
-- 
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Message 19 of 19 in “Sparse checkout status”
  1. 0/2 Sparse checkout statusElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Jun 16, 2020
  2. 1/2 [RFC] wt-status: show sparse checkout status as wellElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Jun 16, 2020
  3. Derrick StoleeJun 17, 2020
  4. Elijah NewrenJun 17, 2020
  5. 2/2 [RFC] git-prompt: include sparsity state as wellElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Jun 16, 2020
  6. 0/2 Sparse checkout statusElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Jun 18, 2020
  7. 1/2 wt-status: show sparse checkout status as wellElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Jun 18, 2020
  8. 2/2 git-prompt: include sparsity state as wellElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Jun 18, 2020
  9. SZEDER GáborJun 19, 2020
  10. Junio C HamanoJun 19, 2020
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 19, 2020
  12. Junio C HamanoJun 18, 2020
  13. Elijah NewrenJun 18, 2020
  14. Elijah NewrenJun 21, 2020
  15. 0/3 Sparse checkout statusElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Jun 21, 2020
  16. 1/3 wt-status: show sparse checkout status as wellElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Jun 21, 2020
  17. 3/3 git-prompt: include sparsity state as wellElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Jun 21, 2020
  18. Junio C HamanoJun 22, 2020
  19. 2/3 git-prompt: document how in-progress operations affect the promptElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Jun 21, 2020

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