David Wright wrote: > > > > > > > > I have an example app which can be run only as "app3 -h test1 -s foo" or > > > > "app3 -h test2 -s bar". So I decided to provide it with a small manual > > > > completion for convenience. > > > > > > > > [vas@test2 ~]$ ./list.sh > > > > -h test1 -s foo > > > > -h test2 -s bar > > > > [vas@test2 ~]$ complete -C ./list.sh app3 > > > > [vas@test2 ~]$ > > > > > > > > The result however is discouraging, the completion mechanism won't add > > > > whole lines of parameters, it's trying to split on spaces (here I press > > > > <TAB> several times: > > > > > > > > [vas@test2 ~]$ app3 -h -h -h test > > > > > > > > Can you please give a hint how to make it complete "app3" with either > > > > "-h test1 -s foo" or "-h test2 -s bar" as a whole? > > > > > > > > I would not like to make all this too complicated, write complex > > > > completion funcions if possible. A static (-W) completion would be even > > > > better. > > > > > > Perhaps: > > > > > > alias app3a='app3 -h test1 -s foo' > > > alias app3b='app3 -h test2 -s bar' > > > > No, not alias, I'd like to do it via bash completion. I may want to make > > it dynamic eventually, the problem is in the spaces. > > It's claimed that you can overcome this, in > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11070370/bash-completion-for-strings-with-spaces-and-punctuation Yes, this describes my case, unfortunately it lacks an example. Maybe googling for COMP_WORDBREAKS will yield some examples. Thanks for the link. > > but I'd be balancing the possibility of side-effects with redefining Space > against the benefits of completing a few strings. If COMP_WORDBREAKS cannot be redefined within one and only one completion, then perhaps the game is not worth the candle. BTW on my current Debian system I don't see the space character in $COMP_WORDBREAKS. > > I also don't understand what you mean by "dynamic", particularly as > you wrote "A static (-W) completion" above. I actually meant that a simple example of static completion with spaces (if someone cares to provide it) would help me understand the idea, and I could use it in a dynamic completion later if I need to. > You could always generate > lists of aliases dynamically, too. Well, I can make bash regenerate a completion list every time I enter "app3<TAB>", probably it can be done with aliases as well? -- Victor Sudakov VAS4-RIPE http://vas.tomsk.ru/ 2:5005/49@fidonet
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