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Re: [PATCH v2] completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 27, 2026, 03:22 UTC
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"Zakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
> This matches standard shell filename completion behavior, where dotfiles
> are hidden by default unless the user starts their input with a dot.

OK, with this rationale added, I no longer have problem with the proposed new behaviour.

As I'm not going to give a serious review on the patch body itself, I would really appreciate somebody more knowledgeable on the existing bach completion code than I am to take a look.

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