From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:47:45 GMT
Subject: Re: Some sub-commands can't be completed by TAB key.
Message-ID: <5373af01-eeae-fb66-e9f7-41f2a022b275@kdbg.org>
In-Reply-To: <CAGP6POJ9gwp+t-eP3TPkivBLLbNb2+qj=61Mehcj=1BgrVOSLA@mail.gmail.com>

Am 22.01.22 um 09:42 schrieb Hongyi Zhao:
> I find that there are some  sub-commands can't be completed by TAB key:
> 
> $ git <TAB>
> add               cherry-pick       fetch             latexdiff
> [...]
> As you can see, there are some sub-commands which are not listed in
> the above list, for example, the following ones:
> 
> $ git ls-remote
> $ git ls-files
> 
> Any hints for this problem?

Tab completion is only available for user-facing sub-commands
("porcelain"), but not for sub-commands intended for scripting
("plumbing"). The intent is to make tab completion more efficient during
day-to-day work on the command line. For example,

   $ git l<TAB>

arrives at

   $ git log <cursor here>

instead of

   log     ls-files     ls-remote     ls-tree
   $ git l<cursor here>

-- Hannes