Subject: Re: bash completion bug: "symbolic-ref" subcommand doesn't complete

From: Andrey <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:47:47 +0300

You forgot to mention the main thing:

/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/git:

...
#   GIT_COMPLETION_SHOW_ALL_COMMANDS
#
#     When set to "1" suggest all commands, including plumbing commands
#     which are hidden by default (e.g. "cat-file" on "git ca<TAB>").

Thanks for the tip, though.

On 3/12/26 19:21, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Isn't this working as intended?
>
> Our general principle is that the plumbing commands are not designed
> to be "typed" by end-user to use interactively, and cat-file,
> commit-tree, etc. are not completed to reduce cluttering