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Q&A Case independent tab completion in zsh shell

I'm using a zsh shell with zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-z}={A-Za-z}' autoload -Uz compinit && compinit to allow tab completion regardless of capitalisation, e.g. cd desk w...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by samcarter‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Alexei‭

#5: Post edited by user avatar Alexei‭ · 2022-02-18T15:45:27Z (over 2 years ago)
added relevant tags
#4: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2022-02-10T17:42:21Z (over 2 years ago)
  • I'm using a zsh shell with
  • ```
  • zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-z}={A-Za-z}'
  • autoload -Uz compinit && compinit
  • ```
  • to allow tab completion regardless of capitalisation, e.g. `cd desk` will be completed to `cd Desktop`
  • However using `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` has a strange side effect. Let's assume I have a folder with the two files
  • ```
  • test.dtx
  • test.tex
  • ```
  • If I start to write `latex te` and press tab, it will automatically complete to `latex test.tex` instead of suggesting me both files. For other commands, e.g. `ls te`, the tab completion will suggest both files.
  • Is there any way to make the tab completion independent of capitalisation while still getting suggested all files?
  • I'm using a zsh shell with
  • ```
  • zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-z}={A-Za-z}'
  • autoload -Uz compinit && compinit
  • ```
  • to allow tab completion regardless of capitalisation, e.g. `cd desk` will be completed to `cd Desktop`
  • However using `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` has a strange side effect. Let's assume I have a folder with the two files
  • ```
  • test.dtx
  • test.tex
  • ```
  • If I start to write `latex te` and press tab, it will automatically complete to `latex test.tex` instead of suggesting me both files. For other commands, e.g. `ls te`, the tab completion will complete to `ls test` and suggest both files.
  • Is there any way to make the tab completion independent of capitalisation while still getting suggested all files?
#3: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2022-02-10T17:37:57Z (over 2 years ago)
  • I'm using a zsh shell with
  • ```
  • zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-z}={A-Za-z}'
  • autoload -Uz compinit && compinit
  • ```
  • to allow tab completion regardless of capitalisation, e.g. `cd desk` will be completed to `cd Desktop`
  • However using `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` has a strange side effect. Let's assume I have a folder with the two files
  • ```
  • test.dtx
  • test.tex
  • ```
  • If I start to write `latex te` and press tab, it will automatically complete to `latex test.tex` instead of suggesting me both files. For other commands, e.g. `ls te` the tab completion will suggest both files.
  • Is there any way to make the tab completion independent of capitalisation while still getting suggested all files?
  • I'm using a zsh shell with
  • ```
  • zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-z}={A-Za-z}'
  • autoload -Uz compinit && compinit
  • ```
  • to allow tab completion regardless of capitalisation, e.g. `cd desk` will be completed to `cd Desktop`
  • However using `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` has a strange side effect. Let's assume I have a folder with the two files
  • ```
  • test.dtx
  • test.tex
  • ```
  • If I start to write `latex te` and press tab, it will automatically complete to `latex test.tex` instead of suggesting me both files. For other commands, e.g. `ls te`, the tab completion will suggest both files.
  • Is there any way to make the tab completion independent of capitalisation while still getting suggested all files?
#2: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2022-02-10T17:37:40Z (over 2 years ago)
  • I'm using a zsh shell with
  • ```
  • zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-z}={A-Za-z}'
  • autoload -Uz compinit && compinit
  • ```
  • to allow tab completion regardless of capitalisation, e.g. `cd desk` will be completed to `cd Desktop`
  • However using `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` has a strange side effect. Let's assume I have a folder with the two files
  • ```
  • test.dtx
  • test.tex
  • ```
  • If I start to write `latex te` and press tab, it will automatically complete to `latex test.tex` instead of showing me both files. For other commands, e.g. `ls te` the tab completion will suggest both files.
  • Is there any way to make the tab completion independent of capitalisation while still getting suggested all files?
  • I'm using a zsh shell with
  • ```
  • zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-z}={A-Za-z}'
  • autoload -Uz compinit && compinit
  • ```
  • to allow tab completion regardless of capitalisation, e.g. `cd desk` will be completed to `cd Desktop`
  • However using `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` has a strange side effect. Let's assume I have a folder with the two files
  • ```
  • test.dtx
  • test.tex
  • ```
  • If I start to write `latex te` and press tab, it will automatically complete to `latex test.tex` instead of suggesting me both files. For other commands, e.g. `ls te` the tab completion will suggest both files.
  • Is there any way to make the tab completion independent of capitalisation while still getting suggested all files?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2022-02-10T17:35:07Z (over 2 years ago)
Case independent tab completion in zsh shell
I'm using a zsh shell with

```
zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-z}={A-Za-z}'
autoload -Uz compinit && compinit
```

to allow tab completion regardless of capitalisation, e.g. `cd desk` will be completed to `cd Desktop`

However using `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` has a strange side effect. Let's assume I have a folder with the two files

```
test.dtx 
test.tex
```

If I start to write `latex te` and press tab, it will automatically complete to `latex test.tex` instead of showing me both files. For other commands, e.g. `ls te` the tab completion will suggest both files. 

Is there any way to make the tab completion independent of capitalisation while still getting suggested all files? 
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