[FR] automatically insert common prefix

[romkatv]

Setup:

mkdir -p /tmp/foo/{bar1,bar2}

Currently, when I type ls /tmp/foo/<TAB>, I get this:

❯ ls /tmp/foo/
> bar
  2/2
> bar1/
  bar2/

And if I press Ctrl-C, I get this:

❯ ls /tmp/foo/

What I would like is for bar to be inserted automatically when I type ls /tmp/foo/<TAB>. There are two ways it could work, and both would work for me.

1. Just insert bar and not trigger fzf. In other words, fzf triggers only where there is no common prefix (empty query).
2. Insert bar and then immediately trigger fzf.

❯ ls /tmp/foo/bar
> bar
  2/2
> bar1/
  bar2/

Note bar in the command line. If I now hit Ctrl-C, bar should be retained.

❯ ls /tmp/foo/bar

Is (1) and/or (2) possible? I think I've seen a similar question with your answer but I cannot find it.

The reason I want this is that I often want to insert long file prefixes and then manually add *. In the example above my goal was perhaps to execute ls /tmp/foo/bar*

[Aloxaf]

I think I've seen a similar question with your answer but I cannot find it.

Maybe #8?

Is (1) and/or (2) possible?

Yes, it's easy to finish basic support -- just insert $query if it exists. But when it comes to a complex scene, it will be hard to deal with prefix/suffix. eg. print ${ZSH\t will turn into print ${ZSH_}, in which } is not expected.

It may take some time to come up with a workaround.

[romkatv]

I think I've seen a similar question with your answer but I cannot find it.

Maybe #8?

Thanks! Yes, that was the issue I was looking for. The offered solution doesn't work very well. I'll try to come up with something better. Will let you know if I succeed.