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Re: 'remove slash' bug

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From: "Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Timothy J Luoma <luomat+Lists/Zsh/workers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: 'remove slash' bug
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 11:28:48 -0700
In-reply-to: <199806151634.MAA27418@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
References: <199806141357.NAA02238@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <980614141639.ZM315@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <19980615094927.A24448@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <199806151634.MAA27418@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Jun 15, 12:34pm, Timothy J Luoma wrote:
> 
> $ cd /usr/loca/bin
> 
> left-arrow over to between the "c" and "a" in "loca" and hit tab -- NOTHING.
> 
> left-arrow over to between the "a" and "/" in "loca/bin" and hit tab --  
> completed to the end and cursor goes to the end of "/bin/"
> 
> Shouldn't the cursor between the "c" and the "a" be enough?

It is if you have glob_complete set.  Without glob_complete, the stuff to
the right of the cursor has to match exactly.  (Think of completion as if
it inserted a "*" at the cursor and then expanded the word.  When you set
glob_complete, it also sticks a "*" at the end of the word and tries again.)

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