How can I set up autocompletion for Git commands?

Question

I have Git (version 1.7.2.5) bash compeletion working on my Debian squeeze (6.0). Git was installed with aptitude and I am using standard debian\'s bash, which supp

Answer 1

Use Notepad++ to edit your ~/.bashrc file. Put the line at the bottom of the script with a # at the beginning of the line. Save the file. For example: # source C:\cygwin64/etc/bash_completion.d/git

Don't forget to put the entire file path after 'source' and in front of '/etc/' For example, my cygwin64 folder which contains the 'etc' folder is in my c drive so my file path is c:\cygwin64/etc therefore the line I included in my bashrc file is:

# source c:\cygwin64/etc/bash_completion.d/git

Save bashrc file. Open Cygwin Terminal ... Boom! It's go time. I then entered the following command and it worked. git clone git:\/\/github.com/magnumripper/JohnTheRipper -b bleeding-jumbo JtR-Bleeding