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2026-02-26alias: treat empty subsection [alias ""] as plain [alias]Jonatan Holmgren
When git-config stores a key of the form alias..name, it records it under an empty subsection ([alias ""]). The new subsection-aware alias lookup would see a non-NULL but zero-length subsection and fall into the subsection code path, where it required a "command" key and thus silently ignored the entry. Normalize an empty subsection to NULL before any further processing so that entries stored this way continue to work as plain case-insensitive aliases, matching the pre-subsection behaviour. Users who relied on alias..name to create an alias literally named ".name" may want to migrate to subsection syntax, which looks less confusing: [alias ".name"] command = <value> Add tests covering both the empty-subsection compatibility case and the leading-dot alias via the new syntax. Signed-off-by: Jonatan Holmgren <jonatan@jontes.page> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-19alias: support non-alphanumeric names via subsection syntaxJonatan Holmgren
Git alias names are limited to ASCII alphanumeric characters and dashes because aliases are implemented as config variable names. This prevents aliases being created in languages using characters outside that range. Add support for arbitrary alias names by using config subsections: [alias "förgrena"] command = branch The subsection name is matched as-is (case-sensitive byte comparison), while the existing definition without a subsection (e.g., "[alias] co = checkout") remains case-insensitive for backward compatibility. This uses existing config infrastructure since subsections already support arbitrary bytes, and avoids introducing Unicode normalization. Also teach the help subsystem about the new syntax so that "git help -a" properly lists subsection aliases and the autocorrect feature can suggest them. Use utf8_strwidth() instead of strlen() for column alignment so that non-ASCII alias names display correctly. Suggested-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Jonatan Holmgren <jonatan@jontes.page> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-19help: use list_aliases() for alias listingJonatan Holmgren
help.c has its own get_alias() config callback that duplicates the parsing logic in alias.c. Consolidate by teaching list_aliases() to also store the alias values (via the string_list util field), then use it in list_all_cmds_help_aliases() instead of the private callback. This preserves the existing error checking for value-less alias definitions by checking in alias.c rather than help.c. No functional change intended. Signed-off-by: Jonatan Holmgren <jonatan@jontes.page> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-09-17t0014: test shadowing of aliases for a sample of builtinsKristoffer Haugsbakk
The previous commit added tests for shadowing deprecated builtins. Let’s make the test suite more complete by exercising a sample of the builtins and in turn test the documentation for git-config(1): To avoid confusion and troubles with script usage, aliases that hide existing Git commands are ignored except for deprecated commands. Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-09-17git: allow alias-shadowing deprecated builtinsKristoffer Haugsbakk
git-whatchanged(1) is deprecated and you need to pass `--i-still-use-this` in order to force it to work as before. There are two affected users, or usages: 1. people who use the command in scripts; and 2. people who are used to using it interactively. For (1) the replacement is straightforward.[1] But people in (2) might like the name or be really used to typing it.[3] An obvious first thought is to suggest aliasing `whatchanged` to the git-log(1) equivalent.[1] But this doesn’t work and is awkward since you cannot shadow builtins via aliases. Now you are left in an uncomfortable limbo; your alias won’t work until the command is removed for good. Let’s lift this limitation by allowing *deprecated* builtins to be shadowed by aliases. The only observed demand for aliasing has been for git-whatchanged(1), not for git-pack-redundant(1). But let’s be consistent and treat all deprecated commands the same. [1]: git log --raw --no-merges With a minor caveat: you get different outputs if you happen to have empty commits (no changes)[2] [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20250825085428.GA367101@coredump.intra.peff.net/ [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/BL3P221MB0449288C8B0FA448A227FD48833AA@BL3P221MB0449.NAMP221.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM/ Based-on-patch-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-05-31run-command: show prepared commandIan Wienand
This adds a trace point in start_command so we can see the full command invocation without having to resort to strace/code inspection. For example: $ GIT_TRACE=1 git test foo git.c:755 trace: exec: git-test foo run-command.c:657 trace: run_command: git-test foo run-command.c:657 trace: run_command: 'echo $*' foo run-command.c:749 trace: start_command: /bin/sh -c 'echo $* "$@"' 'echo $*' foo Prior changes have made the documentation around the internals of the alias command execution clearer, but I have still found this detailed view of the aliased command being run helpful for debugging purposes. A test case is added to ensure the full command output is present in the execution flow. Signed-off-by: Ian Wienand <iwienand@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2023-11-02tests: teach callers of test_i18ngrep to use test_grepJunio C Hamano
They are equivalents and the former still exists, so as long as the only change this commit makes are to rewrite test_i18ngrep to test_grep, there won't be any new bug, even if there still are callers of test_i18ngrep remaining in the tree, or when merged to other topics that add new uses of test_i18ngrep. This patch was produced more or less with git grep -l -e 'test_i18ngrep ' 't/t[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-*.sh' | xargs perl -p -i -e 's/test_i18ngrep /test_grep /' and a good way to sanity check the result yourself is to run the above in a checkout of c4603c1c (test framework: further deprecate test_i18ngrep, 2023-10-31) and compare the resulting working tree contents with the result of applying this patch to the same commit. You'll see that test_i18ngrep in a few t/lib-*.sh files corrected, in addition to the manual reproduction. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2019-11-29t0014: remove git command upstream of pipeDenton Liu
Before, the `git frotz` command would fail but its return code was hidden since it was in the upstream of a pipe. Break the pipeline into two commands so that the return code is no longer lost. Also, mark `git frotz` with test_must_fail since it's supposed to fail. Signed-off-by: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2019-10-08sq_quote_buf_pretty: don't drop empty argumentsGarima Singh
Empty arguments passed on the command line can be represented by a '', however sq_quote_buf_pretty was incorrectly dropping these arguments altogether. Fix this problem by ensuring that such arguments are emitted as '' instead. Signed-off-by: Garima Singh <garima.singh@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2018-09-17t0014: introduce an alias testing suiteTim Schumacher
Introduce a testing suite that is dedicated to aliases. For now, check only if nested aliases work and if looping aliases are detected successfully. The looping aliases check for mixed execution is there but disabled, because it is blocking the test suite for a full minute. As soon as there is a solution for loops using external commands, it should be enabled. Signed-off-by: Tim Schumacher <timschumi@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>