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Re: Directory completion

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From: "Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: gossamer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Directory completion
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:02:27 -0800
In-reply-to: <slrn73aa9c.7jf.gossamer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
References: <slrn73aa9c.7jf.gossamer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Oct 27,  2:00am, Gossamer wrote:
> Subject: Directory completion
> 
> compctl -g '*(/)' c
> 
> but it chokes on symlinks.  How do I get it to recognize symlinked
> directories too?

There's a whole thread about this in the zsh-users archive.  Go to

	http://www.zsh.org/cgi-bin/mla/wilma/users

and search for

	completion on cd

The short answer is

	compctl -g '*(D-/)' cd

Leave out the D if you don't want to complete directories whose names
start with a "." character.

References:
- Directory completion
  - From: Gossamer

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