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task #15924: Auto-completion: Output Formatting

Submitter:  Pedram Ashofteh-Ardakani <pedram>
Submitted:  Sat 27 Mar 2021 05:03:44 PM UTC
   
 
Should Start On:  Sat 27 Mar 2021 12:00:00 AM UTC Should be Finished on:  Sat 27 Mar 2021 12:00:00 AM UTC
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Item Group:  New feature Status:  None
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Sat 27 Mar 2021 05:03:44 PM UTC, original submission:  

The output formatting can change and vary. But it has nothing to do with the back-end core of the smart suggestion procedure. So, we can track and discuss more about the output formatting here, and leave the other parts to task #15799.

I have started this thread on stackoverflow: Is it possible to categorize the bash autocomplete output?

However, we might be able to colorize the output as Mohammad suggested as well. These links can help for a start:


I tried using them. But there is a problem. It looks like the 'COMPREPLY' values are treated as literal strings. That is why the ANSI color coding does not work as expected. There might be a workaround.

Pedram Ashofteh-Ardakani <pedram>
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