# [PATCH] git-prompt: Document GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE_STYLE 2 messages from 2012-12-11 to 2012-12-11. Participants: Anders Kaseorg, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/32318 ## Anders Kaseorg, 2012-12-11 23:20 Subject: [PATCH] git-prompt: Document GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE_STYLE Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.DEB.2.00.1212111815580.1093%40dr-wily.mit.edu ``` GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE_STYLE was introduced in v1.6.3.2~35. Document it in the header comments. Signed-off-by: Anders Kaseorg --- contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh index bf20491..5ab488c 100644 --- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh +++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh @@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ # find one, or @{upstream} otherwise. Once you have set # GIT_PS1_SHOWUPSTREAM, you can override it on a per-repository basis by # setting the bash.showUpstream config variable. +# +# If you would like to see more information about the identity of +# commits checked out as a detached HEAD, set GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE_STYLE +# to one of these values: +# +# contains relative to newer annotated tag (v1.6.3.2~35) +# branch relative to newer tag or branch (master~4) +# describe relative to older annotated tag (v1.6.3.1-13-gdd42c2f) +# default exactly matching tag # __gitdir accepts 0 or 1 arguments (i.e., location) # returns location of .git repo -- 1.8.0 ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2012-12-11 23:36 Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-prompt: Document GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE_STYLE Message-ID: <7v38zc6u13.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7v38zc6u13.fsf%40alter.siamese.dyndns.org In-Reply-To: ``` Anders Kaseorg writes: > GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE_STYLE was introduced in v1.6.3.2~35. Document it in the > header comments. > > Signed-off-by: Anders Kaseorg > --- Thanks. > contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh | 9 +++++++++ > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh > index bf20491..5ab488c 100644 > --- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh > +++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh > @@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ > # find one, or @{upstream} otherwise. Once you have set > # GIT_PS1_SHOWUPSTREAM, you can override it on a per-repository basis by > # setting the bash.showUpstream config variable. > +# > +# If you would like to see more information about the identity of > +# commits checked out as a detached HEAD, set GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE_STYLE > +# to one of these values: > +# > +# contains relative to newer annotated tag (v1.6.3.2~35) > +# branch relative to newer tag or branch (master~4) > +# describe relative to older annotated tag (v1.6.3.1-13-gdd42c2f) > +# default exactly matching tag > > # __gitdir accepts 0 or 1 arguments (i.e., location) > # returns location of .git repo ```