*)   pfx="$ref:$pfx" ;;
                esac
 
-               __gitcomp_nl "$(git --git-dir="$(__gitdir)" ls-tree "$ls" \
+               __gitcomp_nl "$(git --git-dir="$(__gitdir)" ls-tree "$ls" 2>/dev/null \
                                | sed '/^100... blob /{
                                           s,^.*        ,,
                                           s,$, ,
        return 1
 }
 
+__git_commands () {
+       if test -n "${GIT_TESTING_COMMAND_COMPLETION:-}"
+       then
+               printf "%s" "${GIT_TESTING_COMMAND_COMPLETION}"
+       else
+               git help -a|egrep '^  [a-zA-Z0-9]'
+       fi
+}
+
 __git_list_all_commands ()
 {
        local i IFS=" "$'\n'
-       for i in $(git help -a|egrep '^  [a-zA-Z0-9]')
+       for i in $(__git_commands)
        do
                case $i in
                *--*)             : helper pattern;;
                                --*=*|*.) ;;
                                *) c="$c " ;;
                                esac
-                               array+=("$c")
+                               array[$#array+1]="$c"
                        done
                        compset -P '*[=:]'
                        compadd -Q -S '' -p "${2-}" -a -- array && _ret=0