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zsh comes with a number of completion function files for popular programs and commands that govern how completions and suggestions are executed in relation to these programs/commands. autoload -Uz...
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#5: Post edited
by
elgonzo
·
2022-02-16T13:59:02Z (over 2 years ago)
Update about future zsh versions containing a patched latex completion function including dtx file extension
- zsh comes with a number of completion function files for popular programs and commands that govern how completions and suggestions are executed in relation to these programs/commands.
- `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` is basically just a way to load and initialize these completion functions[^1].
- One feature of such completion function is the ability to constrain file suggestions for the respective program/command based on file name patterns, so as to not suggest files that the respective program/command won't be able to consume.
- Unfortunately, the completion function for latex[^2] is missing the dtx file extension in its file name pattern `*.(tex|TEX|texinfo|texi)(-.)`, and thus dtx files will not be suggested for latex.
- As samcarter themselves found out ([link to comment](https://powerusers.codidact.com/comments/thread/5874#comment-16511)), for making zsh suggest all files for latex, it is sufficient to remove the entry for the latex completion function from the "_.zcompdump_" file. Alternatively, the latex completion function file ("_\_tex_") might be removed from the directory with the completion function files, or renamed to a file name that does _not_ start with an underscore[^3]. It has to be seen, though, whether such measures will survive a possible future update of the zsh installation.
- [^1]: _compinit_ in the zsh documentation: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Use-of-compinit
- [^2]: Source in zsh's git repository:https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/master/tree/Completion/Unix/Command/_tex
- [^3]: By convention, only completion function files starting with an underscore are autoloaded. (https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Autoloaded-files)
- zsh comes with a number of completion function files for popular programs and commands that govern how completions and suggestions are executed in relation to these programs/commands.
- `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` is basically just a way to load and initialize these completion functions[^1].
- One feature of such completion function is the ability to constrain file suggestions for the respective program/command based on file name patterns, so as to not suggest files that the respective program/command won't be able to consume.
- Unfortunately, the completion function for latex[^2] is missing the dtx file extension in its file name pattern `*.(tex|TEX|texinfo|texi)(-.)`, and thus dtx files will not be suggested for latex.
- <BR>
- _Update: As per [this comment](https://powerusers.codidact.com/comments/thread/5920#comment-16659), future versions of zsh will include the dtx file extension in the file name pattern for the latex completion function, thus the solutions/workarounds described below shouldn't be necessary anymore with respect to future zsh releases/updates._
- <BR>
- As samcarter themselves found out ([link to comment](https://powerusers.codidact.com/comments/thread/5874#comment-16511)), for making zsh suggest all files for latex, it is sufficient to remove the entry for the latex completion function from the "_.zcompdump_" file. Alternatively, the latex completion function file ("_\_tex_") might be removed from the directory with the completion function files, or renamed to a file name that does _not_ start with an underscore[^3]. It has to be seen, though, whether such measures will survive a possible future update of the zsh installation.
- [^1]: _compinit_ in the zsh documentation: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Use-of-compinit
- [^2]: Source in zsh's git repository:https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/master/tree/Completion/Unix/Command/_tex
- [^3]: By convention, only completion function files starting with an underscore are autoloaded. (https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Autoloaded-files)
#4: Post edited
by
elgonzo
·
2022-02-14T10:54:12Z (over 2 years ago)
Added a little more context to the underscore completion function file name convention
- zsh comes with a number of completion function files for popular programs and commands that govern how completions and suggestions are executed in relation to these programs/commands.
- `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` is basically just a way to load and initialize these completion functions[^1].
- One feature of such completion function is the ability to constrain file suggestions for the respective program/command based on file name patterns, so as to not suggest files that the respective program/command won't be able to consume.
- Unfortunately, the completion function for latex[^2] is missing the dtx file extension in its file name pattern `*.(tex|TEX|texinfo|texi)(-.)`, and thus dtx files will not be suggested for latex.
As samcarter themselves found out ([link to comment](https://powerusers.codidact.com/comments/thread/5874#comment-16511)), for making zsh suggest all files for latex, it is sufficient to remove the entry for the latex completion function from the "_.zcompdump_" file. Alternatively, the latex completion function file ("_\_tex_") might be removed from the directory with the completion function files, or renamed to a file name that does _not_ start with an underscore. It has to be seen, though, whether such measures will survive a possible future update of the zsh installation.- [^1]: _compinit_ in the zsh documentation: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Use-of-compinit
- [^2]: Source in zsh's git repository:https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/master/tree/Completion/Unix/Command/_tex
- zsh comes with a number of completion function files for popular programs and commands that govern how completions and suggestions are executed in relation to these programs/commands.
- `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` is basically just a way to load and initialize these completion functions[^1].
- One feature of such completion function is the ability to constrain file suggestions for the respective program/command based on file name patterns, so as to not suggest files that the respective program/command won't be able to consume.
- Unfortunately, the completion function for latex[^2] is missing the dtx file extension in its file name pattern `*.(tex|TEX|texinfo|texi)(-.)`, and thus dtx files will not be suggested for latex.
- As samcarter themselves found out ([link to comment](https://powerusers.codidact.com/comments/thread/5874#comment-16511)), for making zsh suggest all files for latex, it is sufficient to remove the entry for the latex completion function from the "_.zcompdump_" file. Alternatively, the latex completion function file ("_\_tex_") might be removed from the directory with the completion function files, or renamed to a file name that does _not_ start with an underscore[^3]. It has to be seen, though, whether such measures will survive a possible future update of the zsh installation.
- [^1]: _compinit_ in the zsh documentation: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Use-of-compinit
- [^2]: Source in zsh's git repository:https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/master/tree/Completion/Unix/Command/_tex
- [^3]: By convention, only completion function files starting with an underscore are autoloaded. (https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Autoloaded-files)
#3: Post edited
by
elgonzo
·
2022-02-14T07:39:11Z (over 2 years ago)
Minor file extension confusion
- zsh comes with a number of completion function files for popular programs and commands that govern how completions and suggestions are executed in relation to these programs/commands.
- `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` is basically just a way to load and initialize these completion functions[^1].
- One feature of such completion function is the ability to constrain file suggestions for the respective program/command based on file name patterns, so as to not suggest files that the respective program/command won't be able to consume.
Unfortunately, the completion function for latex[^2] is missing the dtx file extension in its file name pattern `*.(tex|TEX|texinfo|texi)(-.)`, and thus dfx files will not be suggested for latex.- As samcarter themselves found out ([link to comment](https://powerusers.codidact.com/comments/thread/5874#comment-16511)), for making zsh suggest all files for latex, it is sufficient to remove the entry for the latex completion function from the "_.zcompdump_" file. Alternatively, the latex completion function file ("_\_tex_") might be removed from the directory with the completion function files, or renamed to a file name that does _not_ start with an underscore. It has to be seen, though, whether such measures will survive a possible future update of the zsh installation.
- [^1]: _compinit_ in the zsh documentation: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Use-of-compinit
- [^2]: Source in zsh's git repository:https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/master/tree/Completion/Unix/Command/_tex
- zsh comes with a number of completion function files for popular programs and commands that govern how completions and suggestions are executed in relation to these programs/commands.
- `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` is basically just a way to load and initialize these completion functions[^1].
- One feature of such completion function is the ability to constrain file suggestions for the respective program/command based on file name patterns, so as to not suggest files that the respective program/command won't be able to consume.
- Unfortunately, the completion function for latex[^2] is missing the dtx file extension in its file name pattern `*.(tex|TEX|texinfo|texi)(-.)`, and thus dtx files will not be suggested for latex.
- As samcarter themselves found out ([link to comment](https://powerusers.codidact.com/comments/thread/5874#comment-16511)), for making zsh suggest all files for latex, it is sufficient to remove the entry for the latex completion function from the "_.zcompdump_" file. Alternatively, the latex completion function file ("_\_tex_") might be removed from the directory with the completion function files, or renamed to a file name that does _not_ start with an underscore. It has to be seen, though, whether such measures will survive a possible future update of the zsh installation.
- [^1]: _compinit_ in the zsh documentation: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Use-of-compinit
- [^2]: Source in zsh's git repository:https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/master/tree/Completion/Unix/Command/_tex
#2: Post edited
by
elgonzo
·
2022-02-13T19:11:23Z (over 2 years ago)
- zsh comes with a number of completion function files for popular programs and commands that govern how completions and suggestions are executed in relation to these programs/commands.
- `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` is basically just a way to load and initialize these completion functions[^1].
- One feature of such completion function is the ability to constrain file suggestions for the respective program/command based on file name patterns, so as to not suggest files that the respective program/command won't be able to consume.
And unfortunately, the completion function for latex[^2] is missing the dtx file extension in its file name pattern `*.(tex|TEX|texinfo|texi)(-.)`.- As samcarter themselves found out ([link to comment](https://powerusers.codidact.com/comments/thread/5874#comment-16511)), for making zsh suggest all files for latex, it is sufficient to remove the entry for the latex completion function from the "_.zcompdump_" file. Alternatively, the latex completion function file ("_\_tex_") might be removed from the directory with the completion function files, or renamed to a file name that does _not_ start with an underscore. It has to be seen, though, whether such measures will survive a possible future update of the zsh installation.
- [^1]: _compinit_ in the zsh documentation: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Use-of-compinit
- [^2]: Source in zsh's git repository:https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/master/tree/Completion/Unix/Command/_tex
- zsh comes with a number of completion function files for popular programs and commands that govern how completions and suggestions are executed in relation to these programs/commands.
- `autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` is basically just a way to load and initialize these completion functions[^1].
- One feature of such completion function is the ability to constrain file suggestions for the respective program/command based on file name patterns, so as to not suggest files that the respective program/command won't be able to consume.
- Unfortunately, the completion function for latex[^2] is missing the dtx file extension in its file name pattern `*.(tex|TEX|texinfo|texi)(-.)`, and thus dfx files will not be suggested for latex.
- As samcarter themselves found out ([link to comment](https://powerusers.codidact.com/comments/thread/5874#comment-16511)), for making zsh suggest all files for latex, it is sufficient to remove the entry for the latex completion function from the "_.zcompdump_" file. Alternatively, the latex completion function file ("_\_tex_") might be removed from the directory with the completion function files, or renamed to a file name that does _not_ start with an underscore. It has to be seen, though, whether such measures will survive a possible future update of the zsh installation.
- [^1]: _compinit_ in the zsh documentation: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Use-of-compinit
- [^2]: Source in zsh's git repository:https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/master/tree/Completion/Unix/Command/_tex
#1: Initial revision
by
elgonzo
·
2022-02-13T19:09:17Z (over 2 years ago)
zsh comes with a number of completion function files for popular programs and commands that govern how completions and suggestions are executed in relation to these programs/commands.
`autoload -Uz compinit && compinit` is basically just a way to load and initialize these completion functions[^1].
One feature of such completion function is the ability to constrain file suggestions for the respective program/command based on file name patterns, so as to not suggest files that the respective program/command won't be able to consume.
And unfortunately, the completion function for latex[^2] is missing the dtx file extension in its file name pattern `*.(tex|TEX|texinfo|texi)(-.)`.
As samcarter themselves found out ([link to comment](https://powerusers.codidact.com/comments/thread/5874#comment-16511)), for making zsh suggest all files for latex, it is sufficient to remove the entry for the latex completion function from the "_.zcompdump_" file. Alternatively, the latex completion function file ("_\_tex_") might be removed from the directory with the completion function files, or renamed to a file name that does _not_ start with an underscore. It has to be seen, though, whether such measures will survive a possible future update of the zsh installation.
[^1]: _compinit_ in the zsh documentation: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Use-of-compinit
[^2]: Source in zsh's git repository:https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/master/tree/Completion/Unix/Command/_tex