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Old 05-08-2010
bash completion
hello,

I have been trying for a couple days to figure this out to no avail. I am converting some csh code to bash. I have converted everything except the completion code.

Code:
#bashrc (I set this alias in my bashrc)
alias test='source ${PATH}/test.sh'

#${PATH}/test.sh (returns some aliases and env variables to the current shell)
ARGS="$@"
eval "`/usr/bin/python ${BPATH}/test $ARGS`"

#${PATH}/test.py (has options -h "help" -c "config" -p "packages")

#${PATH}/configurationsandpackages.py
# returns available configurations and packages
# so if I run /usr/bin/python ${PATH}/configurationsandpackages.py in a shell it returns a list of configurations and
# if I run /usr/bin/python ${PATH}/configurationsandpackages.py 1 it returns a list of packages

so my problem is that for -c and -p I want to set up completion to give me that list of configs or packages, ie:
Code:
localhost:~ medwards$ test -c<TAB>
default  development etc
localhost:~ medwards$ test -c

localhost:~ medwards$ test -p<TAB>
environment  defaults etc  
localhost:~ medwards$ test -p

so in my bashrc after create the alias test='source ${PATH}/test.sh'
I want to create completion code to accomplish the above stated.

this works in csh.
Code:
complete test 'n@-c@`/usr/bin/python '${PATH}'/configurationsandpackages.py `@'  'n@-p@`/usr/bin/python '${PATH}'/configurationsandpackages.py 1`@'

I appreciate any insight, I have never programmed completion before and can find very little useful info from google.

regards, mark
Last edited by Scott; 05-08-2010 at 04:37 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
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