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Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 29, 2026, 21:52 UTC
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"Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
> The completion helper for index paths uses git ls-files rather than shell
> filename completion. As a result, leading-dot paths such as a tracked
> .gitignore were offered even when the user had not started the path with ..

Will we see a hopefully small and final update (v4) to conclude this topic anytime soom? No rush, but just wondering...

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  8. 1/2 completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completionZakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget, Jun 20, 2026
  9. 2/2 completion: hide dotfiles by default for path completionZakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget, Jun 20, 2026
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