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Re: [Help-bash] Colorful command completion


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: [Help-bash] Colorful command completion
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:59:38 -0500
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On 12/6/11 3:46 PM, Peng Yu wrote:
>>> ls has the --color option. Does bash have a similar thing for command
>>> completion output?
>>
>> No.
> 
> I'm wondering if anybody else also feels this option will be useful.
> If so, may I request such option be added?

I assume you mean for use when listing possible completions to indicate
file type, similar to the way the `visible-stats' option works.  If so,
I already have a submitted patch for that which I've yet to evaluate.

Chet
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