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| author | Daniel Mendler <mail@daniel-mendler.de> | 2023-01-01 20:34:26 +0100 |
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| committer | Daniel Mendler <mail@daniel-mendler.de> | 2023-01-01 20:34:33 +0100 |
| commit | 677933a8cd259a166d8a24d84876bbcdb18923b5 (patch) | |
| tree | b34f55e53542922dd47ca2925463b49f95b70a25 | |
| parent | 5c4f34b68bde51beb7edfa0d1643630358aca02a (diff) | |
README: Recommend pcomplete-from-help instead of pcmpl-args
| -rw-r--r-- | README.org | 15 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 10 deletions
@@ -292,11 +292,11 @@ define the advice ~corfu-send-shell~ which sends the candidate after insertion. Shell completion uses the flexible ~Pcomplete~ mechanism internally, which allows you to program the completions per shell command. If you want to know more, look -into this [[https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/pcomplete-context-sensitive-completion-emacs][blog post]], which shows how to configure Pcomplete for git commands. I -recommend the [[https://github.com/JonWaltman/pcmpl-args.el][pcmpl-args]] package which extends Pcomplete with completion support -and helpful annotation support for more commands. Similar to the Fish shell, -pcmpl-args uses man page parsing and --help output parsing to dynamically -generate completions. This package brings Eshell completion to another level! +into this [[https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/pcomplete-context-sensitive-completion-emacs][blog post]], which shows how to configure Pcomplete for git commands. +Since Emacs 29 Pcomplete offers the =pcomplete-from-help= function which parses +the --help output of a command and produces completions. This functionality is +similar to the Fish shell, which also uses --help output parsing to dynamically +generate completions. Unfortunately Pcomplete has a few technical issues, which we can work around with the [[https://github.com/minad/cape][Cape]] library (Completion at point extensions). Cape provides wrappers, @@ -493,11 +493,6 @@ enhance your setup. the [[https://github.com/jdtsmith/kind-icon][kind-icon]] package provides beautifully styled SVG icons based on monochromatic icon sets like material design. -- [[https://github.com/JonWaltman/pcmpl-args.el][pcmpl-args]]: Extend the Eshell/Shell Pcomplete mechanism with support for many - more commands. Similar to the Fish shell, Pcomplete uses man page parsing to - dynamically retrieve the completions and helpful annotations. This package - brings Eshell completions to another level! - - [[https://github.com/minad/tempel][Tempel]]: Tiny template/snippet package with templates in Lisp syntax, which can be used in conjunction with Corfu. |