cd "${1:-.}" || usage
# Check for git and a git repo.
-if head=`git rev-parse --verify HEAD 2>/dev/null`; then
+if head=`git rev-parse --verify --short HEAD 2>/dev/null`; then
# Do we have an untagged version?
if git name-rev --tags HEAD | grep -E '^HEAD[[:space:]]+(.*~[0-9]*|undefined)$' > /dev/null; then
if tag=`git describe 2>/dev/null`; then
echo $tag | awk -F- '{printf("-%05d-%s", $(NF-1),$(NF))}'
+ else
+ printf '%s%s' -g $head
fi
fi