From: Bill Atkins <batkins57@...>
Date: 2005-08-12T00:00:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby readline - completion based on already-entered commands

I do.  I have the basics of readline working; I'm just trying to
figure out how to complete input differently based on already entered
commands.

An analogy would be shell completion.  You type "mpla [TAB]" and
"mplayer" gets completed, but any subsequent completion is for paths
only.

On 8/11/05, James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:
> On Aug 11, 2005, at 9:44 AM, Bill Atkins wrote:
> 
> > How can I use the builtin readline library to complete arguments to
> > commands?  I have basic completion working now, so that
> >
> > %wmi > st [TAB]
> >
> > will show valid commands starting with "st" (in this case "start" and
> > "stop"), but how do I complete arguments specific to that command?
> 
> Do you have a Pickaxe (second edition)?  It's demoed on the page for
> the Readline library.
> 
> Let me know if you don't and I'll post an example...
> 
> James Edward Gray II
> 
> 
> 


-- 
Bill Atkins