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Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:32:21 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <5323a95a-3ae6-427d-f0b1-37364484ec6f@eastlink.ca> In-Reply-To: <5323a95a-3ae6-427d-f0b1-37364484ec6f@eastlink.ca> From: Bart Schaefer Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:32:10 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Reading difficult directory name correctly: To: Ray Andrews Cc: Zsh Users Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Seq: 26221 Archived-At: X-Loop: zsh-users@zsh.org Errors-To: zsh-users-owner@zsh.org Precedence: list Precedence: bulk Sender: zsh-users-request@zsh.org X-no-archive: yes List-Id: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Owner: List-Archive: Archived-At: On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 2:23 PM Ray Andrews wrote: > > Right you are there's a file: > > Sky above 49=C2=B030'N 123=C2=B030'W at Sat 2020 Oct 3 5:35.html > > But shouldn't it go into into it's selection mode? I keep pressing tab > until I get the completion I want? If I make the directory and file you mentioned, then press TAB twice, I get this (pardon likely gmail line wrapping): ubuntu% rm -f 19:58:13\ Sky\ above\ 49=C2=B030\'N\ 123=C2=B030\'W\ at\ Sat\ 2020\ Oct\ 3\ 5:35 file 19:58:13\ Sky\ above\ 49=C2=B030\'N\ 123=C2=B030\'W\ at\ Sat\ 2020\ Oct\ 3\= 5:35_files/ 19:58:13\ Sky\ above\ 49=C2=B030\'N\ 123=C2=B030\'W\ at\ Sat\ 2020\ Oct\ 3\= 5:35.html (That's with zsh -f with compinit -D plus zstyle '*' format %d) > Mind ... the command is " > rm -r " thus expecting a directory and the other item is a file. I don't think completion for "rm -f" introduces any expectation of director= y. > > > > Running _complete_debug with ctrl-x? may provide some insight here. > > > Pardon Bart, exactly how do I do that? Instead of pressing TAB, hold down the ctrl key, type x, then release that, hold down shift, and type question mark. A file will be written with a backtrace of what the completion system did. An entry is made in the shell history providing the name of the file.