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From: Daniel Pettersson <daniel@dpettersson.net>
To: 15386@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15386:
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 22:33:10 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAM-j=qtvCtqgi1ZaYuOX0J+ZF155nVv6oF1DBMkeywO=2R6j=w@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87eh8qp3pf.fsf@fastmail.fm>

I don't believe this is a bug, but a feature as they say.

This behavior is controlled by `eshell-cmpl-use-paring'

> If t, pare alternatives that have already been used.
> If nil, you will always see the completion set of possible options, no
> matter which of those options have already been used in previous
> command arguments.

After setting the custom to a non-nil.

(setq eshell-cmpl-use-pairing nil)

Will turn on the desired behavior:
    $ ls ~/Dropbox/ ~/Dropb<Tab>
    $ ls ~/Dropbox/ ~/Dropbox/





  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-09-25 20:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-09-15 14:19 bug#15386: 24.3; [Eshell] Second completion unsuccessful if equal to first Joost Kremers
2020-10-28  8:21 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-09-25 20:33 ` Daniel Pettersson [this message]
2022-09-26 11:07   ` bug#15386: Lars Ingebrigtsen

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