lix/doc/manual/rl-next/repl-complete-colon.md

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synopsis: "`nix repl` now allows tab-completing the special repl :colon commands"
cls: 1367
credits: Qyriad
category: Improvements
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The REPL (`nix repl`) supports pressing `<TAB>` to complete a partial expression, but now also supports completing the special :colon commands as well (`:b`, `:edit`, `:doc`, etc), if the line starts with a colon.
repl: implement tab completing :colon commands This uses a minor hack in which we check the rl_line_buffer global variable to workaround editline not including the colon in its completion callback. Fixes #361 Change-Id: Id159d209c537443ef5e37a975982e8e12ce1f486 2024-06-01 00:29:10 +00:00			`---`
			synopsis: "`nix repl` now allows tab-completing the special repl :colon commands"
			`cls: 1367`
			`credits: Qyriad`
			`category: Improvements`
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			The REPL (`nix repl`) supports pressing `<TAB>` to complete a partial expression, but now also supports completing the special :colon commands as well (`:b`, `:edit`, `:doc`, etc), if the line starts with a colon.