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Re: tab expansion on xx=yy some_command[TAB]
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: tab expansion on xx=yy some_command[TAB] |
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Mon, 25 Aug 2003 08:50:27 -0400 |
> Bash Version: 2.05b
> If bash can expand command names here
> $ xyz; some_command[TAB]
> then it should be able to do it here too:
> $ qqq=rrr some_command[TAB]
It would be nice. In fact, if you look at the source, you find (in
bashline.c):
else
{
/* This still could be in command position. It is possible
that all of the previous words on the line are variable
assignments. */
}
Contributions to fill in the blank are welcome.
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