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List:       bash-bug
Subject:    Re: Completiong for first word invoked even when cursor is before the first word
From:       Chet Ramey <chet.ramey () case ! edu>
Date:       2011-05-06 15:19:43
Message-ID: 4DC4118F.9010207 () case ! edu
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On 5/1/11 11:02 AM, Ville Skyttä wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Completion functions seem to be invoked for the first word even when the
> cursor is before that word.  For example:
> 
> $ foo() { echo ; echo completing; }
> $ foo # hit Ctrl-A to go to beginning of line (before foo), then Tab
> completing

I think this should perform command word completion.  I will have to see
why it doesn't.

> Same thing if there's whitespace before the first word and cursor is
> somewhere there in the whitespace.  Is this on purpose?

This is more bash trying to be helpful.  I will look at whether or not
this is worth changing for the next version.

Chet

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