Re: Allow `read` to recognize custom completions

[konsolebox]

On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 4:36 AM Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> wrote:
>
> On 5/22/21 8:29 AM, konsolebox wrote:
> > `read -e` doesn't recognize custom completions (at least on my basic
> > observations).  For example, if I enable `complete -IW 'someword
> > another-word'`, pressing tab on an empty input would do nothing.
> >
> > I use `read -e` to query for subcommands.  It would be nice if I could
> > make it autocomplete the commands that are accepted.
> >
> > Perhaps adding a shell option that enables this or another option to
> > read like -E would be sensible.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. You can try out how it would work yourself
> by commenting out the assignment to rl_attempted_completion_function in
> read.def:edit_line().

Thanks, that worked well.  Is there a chance a feature that would
allow this be defaulty implemented in the next version?  If yes, what
would be the strategy?

Someone in IRC asked about this too just recently.

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konsolebox