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Re: Tab inserts spaces instead of complete by default

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From: Greg Klanderman <gak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Tab inserts spaces instead of complete by default
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:38:48 -0500
In-reply-to: <100221094125.ZM24131@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Bart Schaefer's message of "Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:41:25 -0800")
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>>>>> On February 21, 2010 Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> bindkey '^I' complete-word

While I prefer that binding, it won't change the fact that
hitting tab at an empty prompt will insert a tab.

> autoload -U compinit
> compinit

Likewise a good idea but won't change tab self-inserting.

I think what he wants is:

   zstyle ':completion:*' insert-tab false

though I assume that only works after compinit.

Greg

References:
- Tab inserts spaces instead of complete by default
  - From: Sébastien Pierre
- Re: Tab inserts spaces instead of complete by default
  - From: Bart Schaefer

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