Re: psql: tab completions for 'WITH'

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> On tis, 2012-04-03 at 22:34 -0700, Josh Kupershmidt wrote:
>> I noticed psql's tab-completion for 'WITH' is a bit overeager. If you
>> try to tab-complete commands like:
>>   ALTER ROLE jsmith WITH [TAB]
>>   COPY tbl FROM 'filename' WITH [TAB]
>>
>> you'll get 'RECURSIVE' unhelpfully filled in. I think 'RECURSIVE'
>> should only be suggested if 'WITH' is the first and only word of the
>> line.
>
> Committed that.

Thanks!

>> On a related note, I found it annoying that after fixing the above
>> problem, trying:
>>     ALTER ROLE jsmith WITH [TAB]
>>     CREATE ROLE jsmith WITH [TAB]
>>
>> didn't suggest any tab-completions -- it only works if you leave off
>> the 'WITH' noise word, which I happen to use.
>
> Hmm, but now you've set it up so that you can complete ALTER ROLE foo
> WITH WITH.  Were you aware of that?

D'oh, I overlooked that. Attached is v2: the diff is a tad lengthier
now, but that should fix it.

Josh