[kwlug-disc] Bash Autocompletion (Nov 2022)

[John Steel]

Maybe it is possible for zsh autocomplete?

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022, at 4:38 AM, Ronald Barnes wrote:
> John Steel via kwlug-disc wrote on 2022-11-16 08:26:
> 
> > The only examples I've found so far escape the space instead of adding 
> > quotes. That's probably a good way to handle it. It seems that's what 
> > git does for autocompleting `git add filename\ with\ spaces`
> 
> That's what I came up with too.
> 
> 
> But, the idea of using quotes intrigued me, so I gave it a go.
> 
> 
> Doesn't seem possible?  I can change words previous to the "current 
> word", but they do not update on the input line once chosen.
> 
> 
> I suppose updating them in a different part of the script is the way, 
> but it's beyond me so far.
> 
> 
> If anyone does encounter any examples of that in the wild, let me know, 
> I'm interested in knowing how it's done.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> rb
> 
> 
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