If you want a fully programmable completion system, you need to look at
zsh @ http://sunsite.dk/zsh/FAQ/zshfaq04.html.
The handiest thing is the way it only attempts to complete directory names
when you type cd<TAB>.
Joe
On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Stephen Shirley wrote:
> Mornin' all,
> I know many(/all?) of you know about the filename completion in
> bash etc, it's the only reason my fingers haven't actually fallen off at
> this point. However, I only discovered that bash will also attepmt to
> complete the names of enviromental variables if they start with a $, and
> the same goes for host names if they're preceeded by a @. Wow.
>> Steve
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