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authorRobin Haberkorn <robin.haberkorn@googlemail.com>2014-12-08 20:42:25 +0100
committerRobin Haberkorn <robin.haberkorn@googlemail.com>2014-12-08 20:42:25 +0100
commit43777708af20f53abbe268cc908854071d971d36 (patch)
treebc8e80a08f029f0a809f955d6389b3beea536c15 /doc/sciteco.7.template
parent6e5a6113af29dcc2380e6884fb49ed0e4fcbe16d (diff)
downloadsciteco-43777708af20f53abbe268cc908854071d971d36.tar.gz
do not show possible completions for hidden files and directories
* added platform-dependant file_is_visible() function
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@@ -357,7 +357,9 @@ If \*(ST is not busy,
is self-inserting and might be used as a regular command.
T}
.TE
-.LP
+.
+.SS Auto Completion
+.
The immediate editing commands that perform auto-completions, do
so in a manner similar to Posix shells.
Upon first invocation they try to fully or partially complete the file
@@ -365,6 +367,15 @@ name (or token).
If no completion can be performed, the invocation will display a
list of file names (or tokens) beginning with the token to complete
in \*(ST's popup area.
+.LP
+When completing file names, hidden files are not considered for
+completion unless a prefix of the hidden file's name has already
+been typed.
+On Unix, \*(ST considers files and directories beginning with \(lq.\(rq
+as hidden.
+On Windows, the \fIhidden\fP file attribute is evaluated.
+On other platforms, \*(ST might not identify hidden files correctly.
+.LP
Note that no additional expansions are performed before attempting
a completion, so for instance \(lq~/foo\(rq will not complete a file
in the user's home directory (tilde is not part of the file name but