Make bash-autocomplete recognize certain filetype for certain script
How can I make bash recognize a certain filetype for a specific script?
for example, I wrote a tiny script to compile a lilypond-file and then automatically open the compiled pdf:
#!/bin/bash
run() {
lilypond "$1"
name=$(basename "$1" .ly)
if [ -f "${name}.pdf" ]; then
xpdf -cont -remote LilyPreview "${name}.pdf" &
else
printf "\n file %s.pdf is not present..!\n\n" "$name"
fi
}
run "$@"
how can I make bash know, to only suggest *.ly files from the folder and ignore *.pdf and *.midi files with the same basename.
Update 2.3:
so when I want to run: script.sh myfile.ly, then bashs autocomplete also suggests myfile.pdf and myfile.midi if they are present. I want bash to know that this script only wants to read *.ly files (rather as a matter of convenience).
bash shell-script autocomplete
asked Dec 15 at 23:27
nath
858425
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How can I make bash recognize a certain filetype for a specific script?
for example, I wrote a tiny script to compile a lilypond-file and then automatically open the compiled pdf:
#!/bin/bash
run() {
lilypond "$1"
name=$(basename "$1" .ly)
if [ -f "${name}.pdf" ]; then
xpdf -cont -remote LilyPreview "${name}.pdf" &
else
printf "\n file %s.pdf is not present..!\n\n" "$name"
fi
}
run "$@"
how can I make bash know, to only suggest *.ly files from the folder and ignore *.pdf and *.midi files with the same basename.
Update 2.3:
so when I want to run: script.sh myfile.ly, then bashs autocomplete also suggests myfile.pdf and myfile.midi if they are present. I want bash to know that this script only wants to read *.ly files (rather as a matter of convenience).
bash shell-script autocomplete
asked Dec 15 at 23:27
nath
858425
1
What exactly do you mean by autocomplete? How do you want to call the script?
– WerKater
Dec 15 at 23:31
@nath If you runscript.sh myfile.ly, why should the other filenames matter?
– Kusalananda
Dec 15 at 23:42
add a comment |
How can I make bash recognize a certain filetype for a specific script?
for example, I wrote a tiny script to compile a lilypond-file and then automatically open the compiled pdf:
#!/bin/bash
run() {
lilypond "$1"
name=$(basename "$1" .ly)
if [ -f "${name}.pdf" ]; then
xpdf -cont -remote LilyPreview "${name}.pdf" &
else
printf "\n file %s.pdf is not present..!\n\n" "$name"
fi
}
run "$@"
how can I make bash know, to only suggest *.ly files from the folder and ignore *.pdf and *.midi files with the same basename.
Update 2.3:
so when I want to run: script.sh myfile.ly, then bashs autocomplete also suggests myfile.pdf and myfile.midi if they are present. I want bash to know that this script only wants to read *.ly files (rather as a matter of convenience).
bash shell-script autocomplete
asked Dec 15 at 23:27
nath
858425
How can I make bash recognize a certain filetype for a specific script?
for example, I wrote a tiny script to compile a lilypond-file and then automatically open the compiled pdf:
#!/bin/bash
run() {
lilypond "$1"
name=$(basename "$1" .ly)
if [ -f "${name}.pdf" ]; then
xpdf -cont -remote LilyPreview "${name}.pdf" &
else
printf "\n file %s.pdf is not present..!\n\n" "$name"
fi
}
run "$@"
how can I make bash know, to only suggest *.ly files from the folder and ignore *.pdf and *.midi files with the same basename.
Update 2.3:
so when I want to run: script.sh myfile.ly, then bashs autocomplete also suggests myfile.pdf and myfile.midi if they are present. I want bash to know that this script only wants to read *.ly files (rather as a matter of convenience).
bash shell-script autocomplete
bash shell-script autocomplete
asked Dec 15 at 23:27
nath
858425
asked Dec 15 at 23:27
nath
858425
edited Dec 16 at 22:04
asked Dec 15 at 23:27
nath
858425
asked Dec 15 at 23:27
nath
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asked Dec 15 at 23:27
nath
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What exactly do you mean by autocomplete? How do you want to call the script?
– WerKater
Dec 15 at 23:31
@nath If you runscript.sh myfile.ly, why should the other filenames matter?
– Kusalananda
Dec 15 at 23:42
add a comment |
1
What exactly do you mean by autocomplete? How do you want to call the script?
– WerKater
Dec 15 at 23:31
@nath If you runscript.sh myfile.ly, why should the other filenames matter?
– Kusalananda
Dec 15 at 23:42
1
1
What exactly do you mean by autocomplete? How do you want to call the script?
– WerKater
Dec 15 at 23:31
What exactly do you mean by autocomplete? How do you want to call the script?
– WerKater
Dec 15 at 23:31
@nath If you run
script.sh myfile.ly, why should the other filenames matter?– Kusalananda
Dec 15 at 23:42
@nath If you run
script.sh myfile.ly, why should the other filenames matter?– Kusalananda
Dec 15 at 23:42
add a comment |
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In your ~/.bashrc, you could add something like this to enable autocompletion for your script.sh:
complete -f -X '!*.ly' script.sh
The -f option specifies filenames, and -X is the filter pattern (note that the filter pattern removes values matching the pattern, so ! is used to negate the pattern such that all filenames except *.ly are removed.
answered Dec 16 at 0:01
user234931
33115
nice, thanks. Would there be an option to allow folders to be displayed?
– nath
Dec 16 at 0:08
2
@nath yes, you can specify-o plusdirstocompleteto add directories to the list.
– user234931
Dec 16 at 0:19
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In your ~/.bashrc, you could add something like this to enable autocompletion for your script.sh:
complete -f -X '!*.ly' script.sh
The -f option specifies filenames, and -X is the filter pattern (note that the filter pattern removes values matching the pattern, so ! is used to negate the pattern such that all filenames except *.ly are removed.
answered Dec 16 at 0:01
user234931
33115
nice, thanks. Would there be an option to allow folders to be displayed?
– nath
Dec 16 at 0:08
2
@nath yes, you can specify-o plusdirstocompleteto add directories to the list.
– user234931
Dec 16 at 0:19
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In your ~/.bashrc, you could add something like this to enable autocompletion for your script.sh:
complete -f -X '!*.ly' script.sh
The -f option specifies filenames, and -X is the filter pattern (note that the filter pattern removes values matching the pattern, so ! is used to negate the pattern such that all filenames except *.ly are removed.
answered Dec 16 at 0:01
user234931
33115
nice, thanks. Would there be an option to allow folders to be displayed?
– nath
Dec 16 at 0:08
2
@nath yes, you can specify-o plusdirstocompleteto add directories to the list.
– user234931
Dec 16 at 0:19
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In your ~/.bashrc, you could add something like this to enable autocompletion for your script.sh:
complete -f -X '!*.ly' script.sh
The -f option specifies filenames, and -X is the filter pattern (note that the filter pattern removes values matching the pattern, so ! is used to negate the pattern such that all filenames except *.ly are removed.
answered Dec 16 at 0:01
user234931
33115
In your ~/.bashrc, you could add something like this to enable autocompletion for your script.sh:
complete -f -X '!*.ly' script.sh
The -f option specifies filenames, and -X is the filter pattern (note that the filter pattern removes values matching the pattern, so ! is used to negate the pattern such that all filenames except *.ly are removed.
answered Dec 16 at 0:01
user234931
33115
answered Dec 16 at 0:01
user234931
33115
answered Dec 16 at 0:01
user234931
33115
answered Dec 16 at 0:01
user234931
33115
33115
nice, thanks. Would there be an option to allow folders to be displayed?
– nath
Dec 16 at 0:08
2
@nath yes, you can specify-o plusdirstocompleteto add directories to the list.
– user234931
Dec 16 at 0:19
add a comment |
nice, thanks. Would there be an option to allow folders to be displayed?
– nath
Dec 16 at 0:08
2
@nath yes, you can specify-o plusdirstocompleteto add directories to the list.
– user234931
Dec 16 at 0:19
nice, thanks. Would there be an option to allow folders to be displayed?
– nath
Dec 16 at 0:08
nice, thanks. Would there be an option to allow folders to be displayed?
– nath
Dec 16 at 0:08
2
2
@nath yes, you can specify
-o plusdirs to complete to add directories to the list.– user234931
Dec 16 at 0:19
@nath yes, you can specify
-o plusdirs to complete to add directories to the list.– user234931
Dec 16 at 0:19
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What exactly do you mean by autocomplete? How do you want to call the script?
– WerKater
Dec 15 at 23:31
@nath If you run
script.sh myfile.ly, why should the other filenames matter?– Kusalananda
Dec 15 at 23:42