Name
complete
Synopsis
complete [string [word / pattern / list[:select]/[suffix]]]
Description
tcsh only. List all completions, or, if specified, all completions for string (which may be a pattern). Further options can be specified.
Options for word
- c
Complete current word only and without referring to pattern.
- C
Complete current word only, referring to pattern.
- n
Complete previous word.
- N
Complete word before previous word.
- p
Expect pattern to be a range of numbers. Perform completion within that range.
Options for list
Various lists of strings can be searched for possible completions. Some list options include:
- ( string )
Members of the list string
- $variable
Words from variable
-
`
command`
Output from command
- a
Aliases
- b
Bindings
- c
Commands
- C
External (not built-in) commands
- d
Directories
- D
Directories whose names begin with string
- e
Environment variables
- f
Filenames
- F
Filenames that begin with string
- g
Groups
- j
Jobs
- l
Limits
- n
Nothing
- s
Shell variables
- S
Signals
- t
Text files
- T
Text files whose names begin with string
- u
Users
- v
Any variables
- x
Like n but prints select as an explanation with the editor command list-choices
- X
Completions
select
select should be a glob pattern. Completions are limited to words that match this pattern. suffix is appended to all completions.
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