From: Jan Larres <jan@majutsushi.net>
To: zsh-workers@zsh.org
Subject: Re: Directory completion acts as if CHASE_LINKS is set
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:46:03 +1200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <l0btn4$sal$1@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <130905231336.ZM30256@torch.brasslantern.com>
On 06/09/13 18:13, Bart Schaefer wrote:
> On Sep 6, 1:42pm, Jan Larres wrote:
> } Subject: Re: Directory completion acts as if CHASE_LINKS is set
> }
> } On 06/09/13 03:31, Bart Schaefer wrote:
> } > In any case, this is a problem inherent in the way globbing interprets
> } > "../" -- filename generation does not obey the same rules as "cd" path
> } > resolution.
> }
> } Thanks, that patch does solve the issue with cd to a certain degree. But
> } as you said yourself it is not specific to cd - for example, 'ls ../[TAB]'
> } has the same problem.
>
> No, you misunderstand. It actually *is* specific to cd -- ls is an
> external command and will physically follow ../, so it is correct for
> completion for ls to do so as well.
Huh, you're right. I never noticed that. That's rather counterintuitive.
Then I guess cd completion really is the only thing that can be changed.
Thanks for clarifying!
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-09-06 6:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-09-05 1:23 Jan Larres
2013-09-05 2:15 ` Jan Larres
2013-09-05 15:31 ` Bart Schaefer
2013-09-06 1:42 ` Jan Larres
2013-09-06 6:13 ` Bart Schaefer
2013-09-06 6:46 ` Jan Larres [this message]
2013-09-06 20:09 ` Peter Stephenson
2013-09-07 5:03 ` Bart Schaefer
2013-09-08 17:51 ` Peter Stephenson
2013-09-08 21:26 ` Bart Schaefer
2013-09-09 9:59 ` Peter Stephenson
2013-09-10 14:26 ` Bart Schaefer
2013-09-10 22:34 ` Jan Larres
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