If I write some command line and I forget to put something in the middle, I normally go back and start typing there
% command --option -s █ --something-else
^ cursor
Then I might want to use the autocomplete feature, so I press TAB. In my configuration (which I'll post below) two things can happen:
- If there is only one option, the expected behavior happens
(type "lon")
% command --option -s lon█ --something-else
(press TAB)
% command --option -s long_folder/█ --something-else
- If there are multiple options the first TAB press will show a list of alternatives and any arrow key will write the first alternative in the command line. Unfortunately, if I do this, the following text is not shifted but rather overwritten
% command --option -s lon█ --something-else
(press TAB)
interactive: lon[]
long_folder/ loong_folder/ whatever/
(press arrow down)
% command --option -s long_folder/█hing-else
As you can see pressing TAB overwrites part of what was next. How to avoid this?
Relevant part of my .zshrc
autoload -Uz compinit
compinit
setopt noautomenu
setopt globcomplete
bindkey '^i' complete-word
setopt nolisttypes
zstyle ':completion:*' list-colors ${(s.:.)LS_COLORS}
zstyle ':completion:*' menu yes select interactive
The last line is responsible for this behavior.
