filename completions with prefixes

filename completions with prefixes

[Wataru Kagawa]

I am trying to write a completion function for a command called pdbset 
in which *.pdb files are completed with the prefixes 'XYZIN' and 
'XYZOUT'.  Below is an example:

pdbset XYZIN input.pdb XYZOUT output.pdb

So far I have,

local expl
_description files expl 'pdb files'
_path_files "$expl[@]" -g '*.pdb' || _path_files "$expl[@]" -/ -g 
'*.pdb'

I am having trouble inserting the prefixes.
Help is greatly appreciated.

Wataru Kagawa

Re: filename completions with prefixes

[William Scott]

Hi Wataru:

Doubtless there are better ways, but one simple-minded
approach is to define a function pdbset that works with
your current completion:

#!/bin/zsh -f
function pdbset {
    command pdbset XYZIN $1 XYZOUT $2
}

The other alternative is to treat XYZIN as an argument
to be completed obligatorily at postion 1
(same with XYZOUT in position 3).

HTH,

Bill



On Mon, 17 Jan 2005, Wataru Kagawa wrote:

> I am trying to write a completion function for a command called pdbset
> in which *.pdb files are completed with the prefixes 'XYZIN' and
> 'XYZOUT'.  Below is an example:
>
> pdbset XYZIN input.pdb XYZOUT output.pdb
>
> So far I have,
>
> local expl
> _description files expl 'pdb files'
> _path_files "$expl[@]" -g '*.pdb' || _path_files "$expl[@]" -/ -g
> '*.pdb'
>
> I am having trouble inserting the prefixes.
> Help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Wataru Kagawa
>