Re: Using pcomplete for read-shell-command

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> I tried, and it doesn't complete command names at the beginning of
> the command line.  For instance, without your patch `M-! ca TAB'
> displayed a list of command names.  But with your patch it displays
> a list of files in the current directory.

Good point.  Shouldn't be hard to fix.

> BTW, I now noticed that switch-to-completions is not bound to
> M-v/<prior> in minibuffer-local-shell-command-map.  Maybe
> minibuffer-local-shell-command-map should inherit from
> minibuffer-local-completion-map where M-v/<prior> are bound?

I'd say "yes" at first, but minibuffer-local-completion-map also binds
all kinds of other keys (such as ? or SPC) to commands which don't work
correctly in that minibuffer.  We probably want to make such commands
work there (or provide alternatives that do), but that's for later.


        Stefan