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[PATCHv2 01/21] completion: improve __git_refs()'s in-code documentation

From
SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 3, 2017, 02:48 UTC
Message-ID
<20170203024829.8071-2-szeder.dev@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20170203024829.8071-1-szeder.dev@gmail.com>

That "first argument is passed to __gitdir()" statement in particular is not really helpful, and after this series it won't be the case anyway.

Signed-off-by: SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
---
 contrib/completion/git-completion.bash | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 6721ff80f..ee6fb2259 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -332,9 +332,11 @@ __git_tags ()
 	fi
 }
 
-# __git_refs accepts 0, 1 (to pass to __gitdir), or 2 arguments
-# presence of 2nd argument means use the guess heuristic employed
-# by checkout for tracking branches
+# Lists refs from the local (by default) or from a remote repository.
+# It accepts 0, 1 or 2 arguments:
+# 1: The remote to list refs from (optional; ignored, if set but empty).
+# 2: In addition to local refs, list unique branches from refs/remotes/ for
+#    'git checkout's tracking DWIMery (optional; ignored, if set but empty).
 __git_refs ()
 {
 	local i hash dir="$(__gitdir "${1-}")" track="${2-}"
-- 
2.11.0.555.g967c1bcb3
Previous: SZEDER GáborNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 27 of 28 in “[PATCHv2 00/21] completion: various __gitdir()-related improvements”
  1. SZEDER GáborFeb 3, 2017
  2. 02/21 completion tests: don't add test cruft to the test repositorySZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  3. 04/21 completion tests: consolidate getting path of current working directorySZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  4. 05/21 completion tests: check __gitdir()'s output in the error casesSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  5. 03/21 completion tests: make the $cur variable local to the test helper functionsSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  6. 11/21 completion: don't list 'HEAD' when trying refs completion outside of a repoSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  7. 12/21 completion: list short refs from a remote given as a URLSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  8. 07/21 completion: ensure that the repository path given on the command line existsSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  9. 16/21 completion: respect 'git -C <path>'SZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  10. 08/21 completion: fix most spots not respecting 'git --git-dir=<path>'SZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  11. 15/21 rev-parse: add '--absolute-git-dir' optionSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  12. 18/21 completion: consolidate silencing errors from git commandsSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  13. 19/21 completion: don't guard git executions with __gitdir()SZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  14. 10/21 completion: list refs from remote when remote's name matches a directorySZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  15. 17/21 completion: don't use __gitdir() for git commandsSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  16. completion: restore removed line continuating backslashSZEDER Gábor, Feb 13, 2017
  17. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2017
  18. SZEDER GáborFeb 15, 2017
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  20. SZEDER GáborFeb 15, 2017
  21. 13/21 completion: don't offer commands when 'git --opt' needs an argumentSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  22. 20/21 completion: extract repository discovery from __gitdir()SZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  23. 21/21 completion: cache the path to the repositorySZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  24. 09/21 completion: respect 'git --git-dir=<path>' when listing remote refsSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  25. 14/21 completion: fix completion after 'git -C <path>'SZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  26. 06/21 completion tests: add tests for the __git_refs() helper functionSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  27. 01/21 completion: improve __git_refs()'s in-code documentationSZEDER Gábor, Feb 3, 2017
  28. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2017

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