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kqwyf
kqwyf

Reputation: 94

Tab completion for alias with the same names in zsh

I am using zsh.

I have a command foo, and I use alias foo="sudo foo" as a shortcut. I want zsh to complete the command just like I typed foo.

I googled and found compdef _foo f=foo which can deal with it. When I type f something<tab>, the completion works fine. But when I try compdef _foo foo=foo and then foo something<tab>, it does not work.

Is there a way to deal with the Tab completion when I use an alias with the same name as the original command?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1110

Answers (1)

kqwyf
kqwyf

Reputation: 94

The problem is actually a special case happened to me.

As @blueray said, zsh is able to complete commands like sudo foo or an alias of it normally.

Thanks to @rcwnd_cz , I found that adding setopt complete_aliases solves my problem. The point is that I set an alias somewhere else that maps sudo to sudo FOO=bar. As a result, alias foo="sudo foo" is an "alias in alias", and zsh refuses to complete it. Setting setopt complete_aliases solves it perfectly.

Upvotes: 2

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