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git-prompt.sh: update PROMPT_COMMAND documentation

The description of __git_ps1 function operating in two-arg mode was
not very clear.  It said "set PROMPT_COMMAND=__git_ps1" which is not
the right usage for this mode, followed by "To customize the prompt,
do this", giving a false impression that those who do not want to
customize it can get away with no-arg form, which was incorrect.

Make it clear that this mode always takes two arguments, pre and
post, with an example.

The straight-forward one should be listed as the primary usage, and
the confusing one should be an alternate for advanced users.  Swap
the order of these two.

Acked-by: Simon Oosthoek <s.oosthoek@xs4all.nl>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Junio C Hamano 12 years ago
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@ -10,14 +10,20 @@ @@ -10,14 +10,20 @@
# 1) Copy this file to somewhere (e.g. ~/.git-prompt.sh).
# 2) Add the following line to your .bashrc/.zshrc:
# source ~/.git-prompt.sh
# 3a) In ~/.bashrc set PROMPT_COMMAND=__git_ps1
# To customize the prompt, provide start/end arguments
# PROMPT_COMMAND='__git_ps1 "\u@\h:\w" "\\\$ "'
# 3b) Alternatively change your PS1 to call __git_ps1 as
# 3a) Change your PS1 to call __git_ps1 as
# command-substitution:
# Bash: PS1='[\u@\h \W$(__git_ps1 " (%s)")]\$ '
# ZSH: PS1='[%n@%m %c$(__git_ps1 " (%s)")]\$ '
# the optional argument will be used as format string
# the optional argument will be used as format string.
# 3b) Alternatively, if you are using bash, __git_ps1 can be
# used for PROMPT_COMMAND with two parameters, <pre> and
# <post>, which are strings you would put in $PS1 before
# and after the status string generated by the git-prompt
# machinery. e.g.
# PROMPT_COMMAND='__git_ps1 "\u@\h:\w" "\\\$ "'
# will show username, at-sign, host, colon, cwd, then
# various status string, followed by dollar and SP, as
# your prompt.
#
# The argument to __git_ps1 will be displayed only if you are currently
# in a git repository. The %s token will be the name of the current

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