Re: [Nmh-workers] Request For New Feature: Unadorned Plus Sign

[Paul Fox]

ralph wrote:
 > Hi Norm,
 > 
 > > Folder name completion was what I wanted for. I guess that it's not to
 > > be.
 > 
 > I did work out the tcsh(1) spell for that in another millenium, these
 > days I use bash as it's what to hand.  I've had a go at what you
 > requested and it seems to work;  I don't use it myself and haven't tried
 > to define a bash completion before so be warned.
 > 
 >     comp_nmh_folder() 
 >     { 
 >         local w=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]} &&
 >         [[ $w == +* ]] && w=${w#+} &&
 >         COMPREPLY=($(
 >             folders -fast |
 >             awk -v "w=$w" -v "l=${#w}" 'substr($0, 1, l) == w'
 >         ))
 >     }
 >     complete -P + -F comp_nmh_folder -D
 > 
 > It assumes if you are completing a word starting with a plus that it's a
 > folder.  It does this for all commands, -D for default, not a hard-coded
 > list of scan, refile, ...  That way it works with your ~/bin.  Tap Tab
 > multiple times for a list of possible completions.

ralph is quickly becoming my new MH-tools hero.  thanks!

(i've written my own version of the mh-reader-script-using-less trick
that ralph described the other day.  when i've used it for a full day
without tweaking it, i'll share it here.  no hard dependencies on my
own tools.)

paul

 > 
 > Cheers, Ralph.
 > 
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 paul fox, address@hidden (arlington, ma, where it's 38.3 degrees)