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Re: [PATCH] Improve bash prompt to detect merge / rebase in progress

From
Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Sep 4, 2007, 07:13 UTC
Message-ID
<20070904071301.GA18160@spearce.org>
In-Reply-To
<200709021240.36807.robin.rosenberg@dewire.com>
Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg@dewire.com> wrote:
> This patch makes the git prompt (when enabled) show if a merge or a
> rebase is unfinished. It also detects if a bisect is being done as
> well as detached checkouts.
 
What about this instead?
diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index cad842a..41a558c 100755
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -64,12 +64,41 @@ __gitdir ()
 
 __git_ps1 ()
 {
-	local b="$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null)"
-	if [ -n "$b" ]; then
+	local g="$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)"
+	if [ -n "$g" ]; then
+		local r
+		local b
+		if [ -d "$g/../.dotest" ]
+		then
+			r="|AM/REBASE"
+			b="$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null)"
+		elif [ -f "$g/.dotest-merge/interactive" ]
+		then
+			r="|REBASE-i"
+			b="$(cat $g/.dotest-merge/head-name)"
+		elif [ -d "$g/.dotest-merge" ]
+		then
+			r="|REBASE-m"
+			b="$(cat $g/.dotest-merge/head-name)"
+		elif [ -f "$g/MERGE_HEAD" ]
+		then
+			r="|MERGING"
+			b="$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null)"
+		else
+			if [ -f $g/BISECT_LOG ]
+			then
+				r="|BISECTING"
+			fi
+			if ! b="$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null)"
+			then
+				b="$(cut -c1-7 $g/HEAD)..."
+			fi
+		fi
+
 		if [ -n "$1" ]; then
-			printf "$1" "${b##refs/heads/}"
+			printf "$1" "${b##refs/heads/}$r"
 		else
-			printf " (%s)" "${b##refs/heads/}"
+			printf " (%s)" "${b##refs/heads/}$r"
 		fi
 	fi
 }
-- 
Shawn.
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Message 10 of 13 in “Improve bash prompt to detect merge / rebase in progress”
  1. Improve bash prompt to detect merge / rebase in progressRobin Rosenberg, Sep 1, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoSep 1, 2007
  3. Shawn O. PearceSep 1, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinSep 2, 2007
  5. Shawn O. PearceSep 2, 2007
  6. Johannes SchindelinSep 1, 2007
  7. Robin RosenbergSep 1, 2007
  8. Johannes SixtSep 2, 2007
  9. Robin RosenbergSep 2, 2007
  10. Shawn O. PearceSep 4, 2007
  11. Improve bash prompt to detect various states like an unfinished mergeRobin Rosenberg, Sep 30, 2007
  12. Junio C HamanoOct 1, 2007
  13. Robin RosenbergOct 1, 2007

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