Re: Disable all-files completions in a directory

[joe M <joe9mail@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Bart,

> You might experiment with using the file-patterns style to break up the
> files into groups regardless of what directory you are in.  For example:
>
> zstyle ':completion:*' file-patterns \
>    '*([1,10]):first-ten-files' \
>    '*([11,30]):second-twenty-files' \
>    '*([31,-1]):all-remaining-files'
>
> Now when you press TAB you'll be offered at most the first-ten-files.
> You can advance to the next twenty with the _next_tags widget (bound
> by default to control-x n), and then to all the rest of the files with
> one more tap of ^Xn.  If you combine this with, for example,
>
> zstyle ':completion:*' file-sort modification
>
> then you'll always be offered the ten most recent files, etc.

I tried the above with:

zstyle ':completion:*' file-patterns \
  '%p([1,10]):first-ten-globbed-files' \
  '%p([11,30]):second-twenty-globbed-files' \
  '%p([31,-1]):remaining-globbed-files' \
  '*(-/):directories'\
  '*([1,10]):first-ten-files' \
  '*([11,30]):second-twenty-files' \
  '*([31,-1]):remaining-files' \


and this is what I get with _complete_help:

ls \#crux
tags in context :completion::complete:ls::
    argument-rest options  (_arguments _ls (eval))
tags in context :completion::complete:ls:argument-rest:
    first-ten-globbed-files      (_files _arguments _ls (eval))
    second-twenty-globbed-files  (_files _arguments _ls (eval))
    remaining-globbed-files      (_files _arguments _ls (eval))
    directories                  (_files _arguments _ls (eval))

with ^D:

ls \#crux
 -- files --
\#crux.2011-10-03.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-04.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-05.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-06.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-07.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-08.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-09.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-10.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-11.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-12.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-13.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-14.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-15.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-16.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-17.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-18.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-19.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-20.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-21.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-22.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-23.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-24.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-25.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-26.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-27.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-28.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-10-29.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-30.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-10-31.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-11-01.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-11-02.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-11-03.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-11-04.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-11-05.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-11-06.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-11-07.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-11-08.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-11-09.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-11-10.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-11-11.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-11-12.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-11-13.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-11-14.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-11-15.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-11-16.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-11-17.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-11-18.log.bz2        \#crux.2011-11-20.log.bz2
\#crux.2011-11-21.log.bz2

bindkey
"^A"-"^C" self-insert
"^D" list-choices
"^E"-"^F" self-insert
"^G" list-expand
"^H" vi-backward-delete-char
"^I" complete-word
"^J" accept-line
"^K" self-insert
"^L" clear-screen
"^M" accept-line
"^N" most-accessed-file
"^O"-"^P" self-insert
"^Q" vi-quoted-insert
"^R" redisplay
"^S"-"^T" self-insert
"^U" vi-kill-line
"^V" vi-quoted-insert
"^W" vi-backward-kill-word
"^X" self-insert
"^X^A" all-matches
"^X^P" pids
"^X^R" _read_comp
"^X^X" hist-complete
"^X " no-magic-abbrev-expand
"^X?" _complete_debug
"^XC" _correct_filename
"^Xa" _expand_alias
"^Xc" _correct_word
"^Xd" _list_expansions
"^Xe" _expand_word
"^Xh" _complete_help
"^Xm" _most_recent_file
"^Xn" _next_tags
"^Xt" _complete_tag
"^X~" _bash_list-choices
"^Y"-"^Z" self-insert
"^[" vi-cmd-mode
"^[," _history-complete-newer
"^[/" _history-complete-older
"^[0A" history-substring-search-up
"^[0B" history-substring-search-down
"^[OA" history-substring-search-up
"^[OB" history-substring-search-down
"^[OC" vi-forward-char
"^[OD" vi-backward-char
"^[[A" history-substring-search-up
"^[[B" history-substring-search-down
"^[[C" vi-forward-char
"^[[D" vi-backward-char
"^[~" _bash_complete-word
"^\\\\"-"^_" self-insert
" " magic-abbrev-expand
"!"-"i" self-insert
"ih" vi-cmd-mode
"j"-"~" self-insert
"^?" vi-backward-delete-char
"\M-^@"-"\M-^?" self-insert
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pushdignoredups
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zle
- (0:~/var/irclogs)  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
zstyle -L
zstyle ':completion:*:*:unrarec:*' *(-/):directories
zstyle ':completion:*:*:cd:*' accept-exact-dirs true
zstyle ':completion:*:*:cd:*' ambiguous true
zstyle ':completion:*:options' auto-description %d
zstyle ':completion::complete:*' cache-path /home/j/var/zsh/zcompcache
zstyle ':completion:*:processes' command 'ps --forest -A -o pid,user,cmd'
zstyle ':completion:*:processes-names' command 'ps c -u ${USER} -o
command | uniq'
zstyle ':completion:hist-complete:*' completer _history
zstyle ':completion:*' completer _complete
zstyle ':completion:*:options' description yes
zstyle ':completion:*:*:chmod:*' extra-verbose true
zstyle ':completion:*:*:cd:*' extra-verbose false
zstyle ':completion:*:*:unrar:*' file-patterns '*.rar|*(-/):directories'
zstyle ':completion:*:*:mupdf:*' file-patterns '(#i)*.pdf'
zstyle ':completion:*:*:mplayer:*' file-patterns
'*.(rmvb|mkv|mpe|mpg|mpeg|wmv|avi|flv|mp3|mp4|flac|ogg|webm|iso|img|mov|ts|vob|mov|m2v|asf|ogv):video'
'*:all-files' '*(-/):directories'
zstyle ':completion:*:*:ffprobe:*' file-patterns
'*.(rmvb|mkv|mpe|mpg|mpeg|wmv|avi|flv|mp3|mp4|flac|ogg|webm|iso|img|mov|ts|vob|mov|m2v|asf|ogv):video'
'*:all-files' '*(-/):directories'
zstyle ':completion:*:*:seen:*' file-patterns
'*.(rmvb|mkv|mpe|mpg|mpeg|wmv|avi|flv|mp4|webm|iso|img|mov|ts|vob|m2v|ogv):video'
'*:all-files' '*(-/):directories'
zstyle ':completion:*:*:mplayer_6ch_headphones:*' file-patterns
'*.(dts|ac3|flac|mkv|mp4)(#i)' '*(-/):directories'
zstyle ':completion:*' file-patterns
'%p([1,10]):first-ten-globbed-files'
'%p([11,30]):second-twenty-globbed-files'
'%p([31,-1]):remaining-globbed-files' '*(-/):directories'
'*([1,10]):first-ten-files' '*([11,30]):second-twenty-files'
'*([31,-1]):remaining-files'
zstyle ':completion:*:*:cd:*' force-list
zstyle ':completion:*:corrections' format ' %F{green}-- %d (errors: %e) --%f'
zstyle ':completion:*:descriptions' format ' %F{yellow}-- %d --%f'
zstyle ':completion:*:messages' format ' %F{purple} -- %d --%f'
zstyle ':completion:*:warnings' format ' %F{red}-- no matches found --%f'
zstyle ':completion:*:*:cd:*' format ''
zstyle ':completion:*' format ' %F{yellow}-- %d --%f'
zstyle ':completion:*:matches' group yes
zstyle ':completion:*' group-name ''
zstyle ':completion::approximate-1:*' group-order original corrections
zstyle ':completion::match:*' group-order original matches
zstyle ':completion::expand:*' group-order original corrections
zstyle ':completion::*approximate*:*' group-order original corrections
zstyle ':completion::*match:*' group-order original matches
zstyle ':completion:*:*:cd:*' group-order paths path-directories
directories directory-stack bookmarks
zstyle ':completion:*:(rm|kill|mplayer|m|ms|f|feh):*' ignore-line yes
zstyle ':completion:*' ignore-parents parent pwd
zstyle ':completion:*:vim:*:directories' ignored-patterns '*'
zstyle ':completion:*:*:([vw]im|rview|vimdiff|xxd):*:*files'
ignored-patterns
'*~|*.(old|bak|zwc|viminfo|rxvt-*|zcompdump)|pm_to_blib|cover_db|blib'
file-sort modification
zstyle ':completion:*:*:cd:*' ignored-patterns '(*/)#lost+found'
zstyle ':completion:*:*:unrar:*' ignored-patterns 'Sample|Subs'
zstyle ':completion:*:*:mplayer:*' ignored-patterns '[Ss](ubs|ample|creens)[.]*'
zstyle ':completion:*:(functions|parameters|association-keys)'
ignored-patterns '_*'
zstyle ':completion:*:manuals.(^1*)' insert-sections true
zstyle ':completion:*:default' list-prompt '%S%M matches%s'
zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-zA-Z}={A-Za-z}' 'r:|[._-]=*
r:|=*' 'l:|=* r:|=*'
zstyle ':completion:*:approximate-1:*' max-errors 1 numeric
zstyle -e ':completion:*:*approximate*:*' max-errors 'reply=( $((
($#PREFIX + $#SUFFIX) / 2 )) )'
zstyle ':completion:*:*:*:*:*' menu select
zstyle ':completion::approximate-1:*' original true
zstyle ':completion::match:*' original only
zstyle ':completion::*approximate*:*' original true
zstyle ':completion::*match:*' original only
zstyle ':completion:*:default' select-prompt 'Match %m,  Line %l, Pattern %p'
zstyle ':completion:*:manuals' separate-sections true
zstyle ':completion:*' show-completer true
zstyle ':completion::ignored:*' single-ignored show
zstyle ':completion:*:*:kill:*:processes' sort false
zstyle ':completion:*:*:mupdf:*' tag-order files
zstyle ':completion:*:*:mplayer:*' tag-order files
zstyle ':completion:*:*:([vw]im|rview|vimdiff|xxd):*' tag-order files
zstyle ':completion::complete:*' use-cache on
zstyle ':completion:*' use-compctl false
zstyle ':completion:*' verbose yes
- (0:~/var/irclogs)  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

wondering if you see anything weird that might be messing with the
file-patterns.

Thanks
Joe