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Asked: 2026-05-26T05:22:16+00:00

So I’ve set up bash autocompletion for my install of git, and that rocks.

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So I’ve set up bash autocompletion for my install of git, and that rocks. However, I’ve got a bare repo that I occasionally have to directly interface with (git reset, for example), and any time I cd into the bare repo, the GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE setting I have to show me the status of my normal working trees runs, and I see this message:

fatal: This operation must be run in a work tree

It is, I think, trying to run a git status against that repo, but being bare, it reports an error.

I’d love to not see that error every time I do anything in my bare repo; it’s thrown me off a few times already.

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  1. Editorial Team

    So, as it turned out, using that gist was exactly the reason for this not working correctly. I set my .bash_profile to load the bash completion that came with my install of Git, and all is well. Thanks!

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