Re: Is there a way to do an automatic list-choices after successful completion of directory name?

["Nikolai Weibull" <now@xxxxxxxx>]

On 7/7/06, Nikolai Weibull <now@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would like list-choices to be run whenever I have completed a
> directory name, e.g.,
>
>   $ cd ~/p<Tab>
>
> completes to
>
>   $ cd ~/projects/
>
> Once completed, I'd like list-choices to be called so that I can see
> what directories I have under ~/projects immediately, instead of
> having to type another <Tab> right after the first one.

Yes, there is in fact a way to do what you want:

_expand-or-complete-with-list-choices-after-local-directories () {
 zle expand-or-complete
 if [[ $_lastcomp[tags] == ' local-directories ' ]]; then
   zle list-choices
 fi
}
zle -N expand-or-complete-with-list-choices-after-local-directories
_expand-or-complete-with-list-choices-after-local-directories
bindkey "^I" expand-or-complete-with-list-choices-after-local-directories

I'm sure you can come up with a better name for it, but that's what it does...

Comments?

 nikolai