Re: Commandmode autocomplete

On 09/10/12 23:45, bilibop project wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> When doing ":e /var/<tab>", Vim will pause for input after the first match, eg. "/var/X11/".
>> Further presses of tab will scroll through the other directories under /var. In order to go
>> through the files under /var/X11, however, one could have, at the point of ":e /var/X11/":
>>
>> * Type '/' and then tab, resulting in ":e /var/X11//<first file>".
>>
>> or
>>
>> * Type <ctrl-d><tab>.
>>
>> The latter results in a tidier command line because it doesn't show a double forward-slash,
>> but a messier main window, because all /var/X11's files are listed.
>>
>> I know having a double forward-slash is a minor thing, but it makes me feel that there's
>> another keypress I don't know about, that tells Vim to start looking in this directory
>> -- is there?
>
> Yes it is: any of the the right arrow or down arrow keys
> But I didn't know the hint with <ctrl-d>. Nice.
>
> good night
> quidame
>

Not "any of". Here at least, Right-arrow works like Tab with 'wildmenu'
on, or does nothing with 'wildmenu' off.

:e /var/<Tab>
→ :e /var/X11R6/
→ :e /var/adm/
→ :e /var/cache/
→ :e /var/crash/
→ :e /var/db/
→ :e /var/games/
↓ :e /var/games/atc_score
→ :e /var/games/battlestar.log
→ :e /var/games/cfscores
→ :e /var/games/criblog
→ :e /var/games/emacs/
↓ :e /var/games/emacs/snake-scores
→ :e /var/games/emacs/tetris-scores
↑ :e /var/
→ :e /var/X11R6/

The details may depend on your settings for 'wildmode' 'wildmenu' and
'wildchar'. I use
:set wildmenu wildmode=longest:full,full


Best regards,
Tony.
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