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Re: bash-completion pros/cons (was: Re: Need commands)



Hi Greg,

16 juin 2020 à 13:23 de wooledg@eeg.ccf.org

> It's flaky and full of errors.  (Many of these errors end up on the
> bash mailing lists as bug reports in bash, but nope, they're from
> bash-completion.)  It bloats bash, using a lot of memory, and taking
> extra CPU and wall-clock time (may not be noticeable on modern hardware).
>
> That said, many people still find its benefits outweight its problems,
> and are quite happy with it.  You get to make your own choice.
>
Thanks.
Proofreading the final command is not forbidden, right? ^^
Maybe sometimes completion is not working as it should, nothing is perfect, but globally I think that it saves time more than its wastes.

It's probably more a conceptual/philosophical approach here ;)

Best regards,
l0f4r0


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