Git completion does not facilitate extension

[David Clymer]

Binary package hint: git-core

The completion script included with git-core prevents users from writing completion scripts for custom git commands. I can extend git itself by creating a command "git-foo", and placing it in my path. The command can then be used like so: "git foo". However, if I want to add command completion for that command without modifying (I may not have permission) or duplicating the system git completion, I can't write a completion script which matches works on "git foo", only "git-foo", which is not how I would ever call the script.

Anyway if the attached patch (or something like it) were added, to the git completion script, it would be awfully handy.

[Anders Kaseorg (andersk)]

The bash completion script comes from contrib/completion/git-completion.bash upstream. Can you send your patch to the Git mailing list for review (see Documentation/SubmittingPatches)?