Re: dir/*<tab> expansion doesn't work with directories with apostrophe in the name

[Axel Beckert <abe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bart,

On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 02:08:29AM -0800, Bart Schaefer wrote:
> On Jan 18, 10:57am, Axel Beckert wrote:
> } Subject: Re: dir/*<tab> expansion doesn't work with directories with apost
> } On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 06:20:29PM -0800, Bart Schaefer wrote:
> } > The _expand completer and _expand_word widget via compinit appear to
> } > handle these quote marks correctly, as of 5.0.5.
> } 
> } Not sure if I got it right, but I think I can also reproduce it with
> } compinit:
> } 
> } /tmp/zsh-test -> zsh -f
> } kiva6% autoload -Uz compinit
> } kiva6% compinit
> } kiva6% ls a\'b/*<Tab>
> } (Does not work, rings the bell.)
> 
> You need to try <ctrl+x e> instead of <tab> here, or add something like
> 
>     zstyle ':completion:*' completer _expand _complete _ignored
> 
> otherwise you're still using the built-in expand-word underneath.

Thanks for these hints! Will forward them to the bug reporter.

		Kind regards, Axel
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