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# find one, or @{upstream} otherwise. Once you have set
# GIT_PS1_SHOWUPSTREAM, you can override it on a per-repository basis by
# setting the bash.showUpstream config variable.
+#
+# If you would like to see more information about the identity of
+# commits checked out as a detached HEAD, set GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE_STYLE
+# to one of these values:
+#
+# contains relative to newer annotated tag (v1.6.3.2~35)
+# branch relative to newer tag or branch (master~4)
+# describe relative to older annotated tag (v1.6.3.1-13-gdd42c2f)
+# default exactly matching tag
# __gitdir accepts 0 or 1 arguments (i.e., location)
# returns location of .git repo