Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] git-jump: pick a mode automatically when invoked without arguments

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 10:22:42 +0900

"Greg Hurrell via GitGitGadget" <[email-masked]> writes:

> If none of the interesting cases listed above applies, then auto mode
> falls back to the existing usage-and-exit behavior.

If more than one interesting cases apply, what happens, and what
should happen?

> diff --git a/contrib/git-jump/README b/contrib/git-jump/README
> index 3211841305..ac35792e55 100644
> --- a/contrib/git-jump/README
> +++ b/contrib/git-jump/README
> @@ -75,8 +75,20 @@ git jump grep foo_bar
>  # arbitrary grep options
>  git jump grep -i foo_bar
>  
> +# jump to places with conflict markers or whitespace errors
> +# (as reported by # `git diff --check`)

Is "#" after "reported by" intended?

> diff --git a/contrib/git-jump/git-jump b/contrib/git-jump/git-jump
> index 8d1d5d79a6..43d3b42a41 100755
> --- a/contrib/git-jump/git-jump
> +++ b/contrib/git-jump/git-jump
> @@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
>  
>  usage() {
>  	cat <<\EOF
> -usage: git jump [--stdout] <mode> [<args>]
> +usage: git jump [--stdout] [<mode>] [<args>]

So "git jump --stdout foo.c" should mean "git jump --stdout auto
foo.c", OK.

> @@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ grep: elements are grep hits. Arguments are given to git grep or, if
>  
>  ws: elements are whitespace errors. Arguments are given to diff --check.
>  
> +auto: select one of the other modes based on worktree state;
> +      "merge" if there are unmerged paths, "diff" if there are
> +      unstaged changes, "ws" if there are whitespace errors.
> +
>  If the optional argument `--stdout` is given, print the quickfix
>  lines to standard output instead of feeding it to the editor.
>  EOF
> @@ -82,6 +87,23 @@ mode_ws() {
>  	git diff --check "$@"
>  }
>  
> +mode_auto() {
> +	if test "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2>/dev/null)" != "true"; then
> +		usage >&2
> +		exit 1
> +	fi

That looks like a basic safety measure, which is good.

> +	if test -n "$(git ls-files -u "$@")"; then
> +		mode_merge "$@"
> +	elif ! git diff --quiet "$@"; then
> +		mode_diff "$@"
> +	elif ! git diff --check >/dev/null 2>&1; then

Shouldn't this "diff --check" be restricted by "$@" if given?

> +		mode_ws "$@"
> +	else
> +		usage >&2
> +		exit 1
> +	fi
> +}