David Wright wrote: [dd] > > > > 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? > > I think aliases can only work at the level of the entire command line, > ie the aliases must have been defined by the time you start typing the > line (which is why you can't define and use an alias in the same line). > > OTOH bash completion completes at a character-to-character level AIUI, > ie <TAB> always recalculates a fresh list (though you have to rubout > one character and press <TAB> again to actually complete with it). Yes, that's why I wanted to do it with completion, but now I don't feel like investing too much time and effort into such a complicated thing. Completion is supposed to save your time and effort, not consume it. -- Victor Sudakov VAS4-RIPE http://vas.tomsk.ru/ 2:5005/49@fidonet
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