patch 9.1.0770: current command line completion is a bit limited

Problem:  current command completion is a bit limited
Solution: Add the shellcmdline completion type and getmdcomplpat()
          function (Ruslan Russkikh).

closes: #15823

Signed-off-by: Ruslan Russkikh <dvrussk@yandex.ru>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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Ruslan Russkikh
2024-10-08 22:21:05 +02:00
committed by Christian Brabandt
parent 347d43bd33
commit 0407d621bb
14 changed files with 151 additions and 22 deletions

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*version9.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Oct 05
*version9.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Oct 08
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@ -41589,6 +41589,8 @@ Changed~
- allow to complete directories from 'cdpath' for |:cd| and similar commands,
add the "cd_in_path" completion type for e.g. |:command-complete| and
|getcompletion()|
- allow to complete shell commands and files using the new shellcmdline
completion type using |:command-complete| and |getcmdcomplpat()|
- add 'cpoptions' flag "z" |cpo-z|, to disable some (traditional) vi
behaviour/inconsistency (see |d-special| and |cw|).
- allow to specify additional attributes in the completion menu (allows to
@ -41608,6 +41610,7 @@ Functions: ~
|diff()| diff two Lists of strings
|filecopy()| copy a file {from} to {to}
|foreach()| apply function to List items
|getcmdcomplpat()| Shell command line completion
|getcmdprompt()| get prompt for input()/confirm()
|getregion()| get a region of text from a buffer
|getregionpos()| get a list of positions for a region