On Sun, May 15, 2022 at 6:29 PM Wu Zhenyu <wuz...@qq.com> wrote:> > I found in man, there provide a zsh script: > > ``` > --shell-completion shell (alpha testing) > Generate shell completion code for interactive shells. > > Supported shells: bash zsh. > > Use auto as shell to automatically detect running shell. > > Activate the completion code with: > > zsh% eval "$(parallel --shell-completion auto)" > bash$ eval "$(parallel --shell-completion auto)" > > Or put this `/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_parallel`, then > `compinit` to generate `~/.zcompdump`: > > #compdef parallel > > (( $+functions[_comp_parallel] )) || > eval "$(parallel --shell-completion auto)" && > _comp_parallel > ``` > > When we package parallel, we should install the completion script for user to > provide an out-of-box feeling. As an example of github-cli, this is the > method them did it: > > ``` > cat <<-EOF >./postinst > #!/usr/bin/sh > mkdir -p /usr/share/bash-completion/completions > mkdir -p /usr/share/zsh/site-functions > mkdir -p /usr/share/fish/vendor_completions.d > gh completion -s bash > > /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/gh.bash > gh completion -s zsh > /usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_gh > gh completion -s fish > > /usr/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/gh.fish > EOF > > cat <<-EOF >./prerm > #!/usr/bin/sh > rm -f /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/gh.bash > rm -f /usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_gh > rm -f /usr/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/gh.fish > EOF > ``` > > For parallel, `parallel --shell-completion bash > > /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/parallel` can work. > However, for zsh, it cannot. So how about provide a target named > `install-zsh-completion` to install > > ```zsh > #compdef parallel > > (( $+functions[_comp_parallel] )) || > eval "$(parallel --shell-completion auto)" && > _comp_parallel > ``` > > to `/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_parallel`? Then let it become a `.PHONY` > dependence of `install`? It can help downstream to package parallel. Thanks!
I have made it part of `make install` in the git version. /Ole
