Re: [PATCH] alias: restore support for simple dotted aliases
On Fri, Apr 24, 2026, at 17:10, Jonatan Holmgren wrote:
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> Historically, config entries like alias.foo.bar expanded the alias
> "foo.bar". The subsection-based alias syntax introduced in
> ac1f12a9de (alias: support non-alphanumeric names via subsection
> syntax, 2026-02-18) broke that behavior by treating such entries as
> if they were subsection syntax.
>
> Restore support for the old dotted form by falling back to the full
> name when the final key is not "command". Add tests covering execution
> and help output for simple dotted aliases.
>
> Reported-by: Michael Grossfeld <michael.grossfeld@amd.com>
> Helped-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
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