Custom zsh completion for a function based on default arguments

Question

How can I setup completion for a function, based on existing completion definitions and default arguments.

A simplified example (which could be rewritten as an alias):

gpl() {
    git pull origin $@
}

This should have the same completion as after git pull origin.

blueyed · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-01 10:49:28Z

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compdef -e 'words[1]=(git pull origin); service=git; (( CURRENT+=2 )); _git' ggl

This massages the $words, $service and $CURRENT vars used by the completion system, and then calls the _git completion function.

(Thanks to Mikachu on #zsh).

answered Dec 1, 2014 at 10:49

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skarface Over a year ago

What does CURRENT+=2 do? (this is working for me, just trying to grok)

blueyed Over a year ago

@skarface CURRENT is the current word being handled, and that increases it by 2 (because we inject them: from ggl (1 word) to git pull origin (3 words)).

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