GNU bug report logs - #79151
31.0.50; eshell does not complete filename arguments with tramp

Previous Next

Package: emacs;

Reported by: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>

Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2025 11:00:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 31.0.50

Full log


View this message in rfc822 format

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
Cc: 79151 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#79151: 31.0.50; eshell does not complete filename arguments with tramp
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:52:15 +0200
Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de> writes:

Hi Daniel & Jim,

>     ;; Determine, whether remote file names shall be completed.  They
>     ;; shouldn't for external commands, or when in a pipe.  Respect
>     ;; also `eshell-cmpl-remote-file-ignore', which could be set by
>     ;; the user.
>
> I often want to complete file names in when I am executing a command in
> a remote directory, also for external commands, and maybe also as part
> of a pipe.

I also don't remember the reason, why remote file name completion was
discarded for external command's arguments and pipes. Performance?

If this is what users want, we should get rid of this restriction.

Best regards, Michael.




This bug report was last modified 2 days ago.

Previous Next


GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.