@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ help.format::
the default. 'web' and 'html' are the same.
help.autoCorrect::
- Automatically correct and execute mistyped commands after
- waiting for the given number of deciseconds (0.1 sec). If more
- than one command can be deduced from the entered text, nothing
- will be executed. If the value of this option is negative,
- the corrected command will be executed immediately. If the
- value is 0 - the command will be just shown but not executed.
- This is the default.
+ If git detects typos and can identify exactly one valid command similar
+ to the error, git will automatically run the intended command after
+ waiting a duration of time defined by this configuration value in
+ deciseconds (0.1 sec). If this value is 0, the suggested corrections
+ will be shown, but not executed. If it is a negative integer, or
+ "immediate", the suggested command
+ is run immediately. If "never", suggestions are not shown at all. The
+ default value is zero.
help.htmlPath::
Specify the path where the HTML documentation resides. File system paths
@@ -472,12 +472,26 @@ int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *c, const char *s)
static int autocorrect;
static struct cmdnames aliases;
+#define AUTOCORRECT_NEVER (-2)
+#define AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY (-1)
+
static int git_unknown_cmd_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
{
const char *p;
- if (!strcmp(var, "help.autocorrect"))
- autocorrect = git_config_int(var,value);
+ if (!strcmp(var, "help.autocorrect")) {
+ if (!value)
+ return config_error_nonbool(var);
+ if (!strcmp(value, "never")) {
+ autocorrect = AUTOCORRECT_NEVER;
+ } else if (!strcmp(value, "immediate")) {
+ autocorrect = AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
+ } else {
+ int v = git_config_int(var, value);
+ autocorrect = (v < 0)
+ ? AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY : v;
+ }
+ }
/* Also use aliases for command lookup */
if (skip_prefix(var, "alias.", &p))
add_cmdname(&aliases, p, strlen(p));
@@ -525,6 +539,11 @@ const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
read_early_config(git_unknown_cmd_config, NULL);
+ if (autocorrect == AUTOCORRECT_NEVER) {
+ fprintf_ln(stderr, _("git: '%s' is not a git command. See 'git --help'."), cmd);
+ exit(1);
+ }
+
load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
add_cmd_list(&main_cmds, &aliases);
@@ -594,7 +613,7 @@ const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
_("WARNING: You called a Git command named '%s', "
"which does not exist."),
cmd);
- if (autocorrect < 0)
+ if (autocorrect == AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY)
fprintf_ln(stderr,
_("Continuing under the assumption that "
"you meant '%s'."),
@@ -37,16 +37,30 @@ test_expect_success 'autocorrect showing candidates' '
grep "^ distimdistim" actual
'
-test_expect_success 'autocorrect running commands' '
- git config help.autocorrect -1 &&
+for immediate in -1 immediate
+do
+ test_expect_success 'autocorrect running commands' '
+ git config help.autocorrect $immediate &&
- git lfg >actual &&
- echo "a single log entry" >expect &&
- test_cmp expect actual &&
+ git lfg >actual &&
+ echo "a single log entry" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
- git distimdist >actual &&
- echo "distimdistim was called" >expect &&
- test_cmp expect actual
+ git distimdist >actual &&
+ echo "distimdistim was called" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ '
+done
+
+test_expect_success 'autocorrect can be declined altogether' '
+ git config help.autocorrect never &&
+
+ test_must_fail git lfg 2>actual &&
+ if test_have_prereq C_LOCALE_OUTPUT
+ then
+ grep "is not a git command" actual &&
+ test_line_count = 1 actual
+ fi
'
test_done