>> find > foo
>>ask for autocompletion there, only directories are taken into
>>account.
>> ls > foo
>>or
>> cat > foo
>>autocomplete to all filenames (directories and non-directories), as it
>>should.
>
>
> This is a limitation of the completion mechanism. There's no easy way to
> detect redirection at arbitrary positions on the command line and act
> accordingly. To do so would require each command completion function to
> handle redirection internally. A more generic solution is required at
> the bash level itself.
And what do you suggest that generic solution should be? Don't call
the programmable completion code at all if the previous token appears
to be a redirection?
Chet
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