René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Link to git-prompt.sh in \"A1.6 Git in Bash\"","articleBody":"### General overview of your idea.\n\nIn the [\"A1.6 Git in Bash·](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Appendix-A:-Git-in-Other-Environments-Git-in-Bash) chapter, it points you to a `git-prompt.sh` file in the git repository, but it doesn't provide any links. I had to go thru a bit of googling to find the file in question.\n\nI think it would be useful to provide at the very least a link to the repository, or even directly to the file, or both. Tu turn this paragraph:\n\n> To add these to your prompt, just copy the `contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh` file from Git’s source repository to your home directory, add something like this to your .bashrc:\n\nInto this:\n\n>  To add these to your prompt, just copy the [`contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh`](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh) file from [Git’s source repository](https://github.com/git/git) to your home directory, add something like this to your .bashrc:\n\nCould even add a code snippet right after to curl the file into the right location:\n\n```\ncurl -o ~/git-prompt.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh\n```\n\nIf you think it's a good idea I can create a pull request implementing the change.\n\n### What problem will this solve?\n\nMaking the experience of setting up a bash git prompt more straightforward\n\n### Have you thought about other solutions?\n\n_No response_\n\n### Do you want to help with this enhancement idea?\n\nYes","author":{"url":"https://github.com/marbru","@type":"Person","name":"marbru"},"datePublished":"2025-11-13T10:43:11Z","url":"https://github.com/progit/progit2/issues/2062"}