bug#49603: pcomplete completion for xargs (pcomplete/xargs)

bug#49603: pcomplete completion for xargs (pcomplete/xargs)

[Karthik Chikmagalur]

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Hello,

The function "pcomplete/xargs" (in lisp/pcmpl-unix.el) was set up to
treat xargs with the usage pattern

       xargs [command [initial-arguments]]

Whereas the usage of xargs is actually

       xargs [options] [command [initial-arguments]]

So options to xargs itself were not being completed (assuming
pcomplete-default-completion-function is capable of generating these
completions.)

I added this, treating any string that begins with a "-" following xargs
as an xargs argument and the first string that doesn't as the command
being run by xargs. For example,

       xargs -I{} -0 rm -r
       
-I and -0 will be completed as arguments to xargs (using
 pcomplete-default-completion-function) and rm as a command (using pcomplete-command-completion-function).
 
Commit log entry:

* lisp/pcmpl-unix.el (pcomplete/xargs): Add support for completing xargs
options, including the ability to distinguish them from the command
xargs runs.

Karthik Chikmagalur

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diff -u /home/karthik/.local/share/git/emacs-src/lisp/pcmpl-unix.el /home/karthik/.local/share/git/emacs-src/lisp/pcmpl-unix-new.el
--- emacs-src/lisp/pcmpl-unix.el	2021-07-02 18:50:29.556608640 -0700
+++ emacs-src/lisp/pcmpl-unix-new.el	2021-07-17 00:35:39.417290007 -0700
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun pcomplete/xargs ()
   "Completion for `xargs'."
-  ;; FIXME: Add completion of xargs-specific arguments.
+  (while (string-prefix-p "-" (pcomplete-arg 0))
+    (pcomplete-here (funcall pcomplete-default-completion-function)))
   (funcall pcomplete-command-completion-function)
   (funcall (or (pcomplete-find-completion-function (pcomplete-arg 1))
 	       pcomplete-default-completion-function)))

bug#49603: pcomplete completion for xargs (pcomplete/xargs)

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Karthik Chikmagalur <karthikchikmagalur@gmail.com> writes:

> I added this, treating any string that begins with a "-" following xargs
> as an xargs argument and the first string that doesn't as the command
> being run by xargs. For example,
>
>        xargs -I{} -0 rm -r

Thanks; applied to Emacs 28.

This change was small enough to apply without assigning copyright to the
FSF, but for future patches you want to submit, it might make sense to
get the paperwork started now, so that subsequent patches can be applied
speedily. Would you be willing to sign such paperwork?

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bug#49603: pcomplete completion for xargs (pcomplete/xargs)

[Karthik Chikmagalur]

> This change was small enough to apply without assigning copyright to the
> FSF, but for future patches you want to submit, it might make sense to
> get the paperwork started now, so that subsequent patches can be applied
> speedily. Would you be willing to sign such paperwork?

Certainly. I plan to submit a few more small patches of this nature, so
I would like to sign the paperwork now. Please let me know what you need
from me for this.

Karthik

bug#49603: pcomplete completion for xargs (pcomplete/xargs)

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Karthik Chikmagalur <karthikchikmagalur@gmail.com> writes:

>> This change was small enough to apply without assigning copyright to the
>> FSF, but for future patches you want to submit, it might make sense to
>> get the paperwork started now, so that subsequent patches can be applied
>> speedily. Would you be willing to sign such paperwork?
>
> Certainly. I plan to submit a few more small patches of this nature, so
> I would like to sign the paperwork now. Please let me know what you need
> from me for this.

Great; here's the form to get started:


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