diff --git a/git b/git
index 0d8b382aa9..476aeec279 100755
--- a/git
+++ b/git
@@ -17,6 +17,4 @@ else
     echo " git commands are:"
 fi
 
-alternatives=$(cd $path &&
-	       ls git-*-script | sed -e 's/git-//' -e 's/-script//')
-echo $alternatives | fmt | sed 's/^/  /'
+ls $path | sed -ne 's/^git-\(.*\)-script/  \1/p' | fmt