Re: Coloring completions

[DervishD <raul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

    Hi Bart :)

 * Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> dixit:
> >     Why it doesn't happen with executable names (which has an asterisk 
> > added) or other kind of files? I mean, why 'listtypes' doesn't have the 
> > same effect?
> I think it'll become obvious if you re-read the documentation for each of
> those setopts:
> 
> -----
> MARK_DIRS (-8, ksh: -X)
>      Append a trailing `/' to all directory names resulting from
>      filename generation (globbing).
> 
> LIST_TYPES (-X) <D>
>      When listing files that are possible completions, show the type of
>      each file with a trailing identifying mark.
> -----

    OK, now I got it. I assumed that MARK_DIRS worked after
completion listings (I don't know why I related the two options). Now
all makes sense. Thanks a lot, Bart, for all the explanations. I'm
going to get rid of MARK_DIRS right now.

    Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado

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