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tab

$ git<tab><tab>
git git-receive-pack git-upload-archive
gitk git-shell git-upload-pack
$ git-s<tab>
$ git-shell

complete

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dothis
ls -a
235

dothis 235

dothis

$ dothis <tab><tab>
215 ls
216 ls -la
217 cd ~
218 man history
219 git status
220 history | cut -c 8-

dothis

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
echo "No command number passed"
exit 2
fi

exists=$(fc -l -1000 | grep ^$1 -- 2>/dev/null)

if [ -n "$exists" ]; then
fc -s -- "$1"
else
echo "Command with number $1 was not found in recent history"
exit 2
fi

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fc

chmod +x ./dothis

dothis

install ./dothis ~/bin/dothis

~/bin PATH

dothis

$ dothis
No command number passed

dothis-completion.bash

source source

dothis

now
tomorrow
never

complete complete

#/usr/bin/env bash
complete -W "now tomorrow never" dothis

complete

-W
dothis

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source ./dothis-completion.bash

$ dothis <tab><tab>
never now tomorrow

$ dothis n<tab><tab>
never now

-W

dothis

complete -A directory dothis

dothis

$ dothis <tab><tab>
dir1/ dir2/ dir3/

dothis

dothis

#/usr/bin/env bash
_dothis_completions()
{
COMPREPLY+=("now")
COMPREPLY+=("tomorrow")
COMPREPLY+=("never")
}

complete -F _dothis_completions dothis

-F _dothis_completions
dothis
COMPREPLY

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$ dothis <tab><tab>
never now tomorrow

$ dothis nev<tab><tab>
never now tomorrow

COMPREPLY
COMPREPLY

compgen complete -W
-d

$ compgen -W "now tomorrow never"

now
tomorrow
never
$ compgen -W "now tomorrow never" n
now
never
$ compgen -W "now tomorrow never" t
tomorrow

dothis

COMP_WORDS compspec
COMP_CWORD COMP_WORDS

COMP_LINE

dothis COMP_WORDS[1]

#/usr/bin/env bash
_dothis_completions()
{
COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "now tomorrow never" "${COMP_WORDS[1]}"))
}

complete -F _dothis_completions dothis

$ dothis
never now tomorrow
$ dothis n
never now

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fc -l -n

fc -l -50

sed

#/usr/bin/env bash
_dothis_completions()
{
COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "$(fc -l -50 | sed 's/\t//')" -- "${COMP_WORDS[1]}"))
}

complete -F _dothis_completions dothis

$ dothis <tab><tab>
632 source dothis-completion.bash 649 source dothis-completion.bash 666 cat ~/.bash_profile
633 clear 650 clear 667 cat ~/.bashrc
634 source dothis-completion.bash 651 source dothis-completion.bash 668 clear
635 source dothis-completion.bash 652 source dothis-completion.bash 669 install ./dothis ~/bin/dothis
636 clear 653 source dothis-completion.bash 670 dothis
637 source dothis-completion.bash 654 clear 671 dothis 6546545646
638 clear 655 dothis 654 672 clear
639 source dothis-completion.bash 656 dothis 631 673 dothis
640 source dothis-completion.bash 657 dothis 150 674 dothis 651
641 source dothis-completion.bash 658 dothis 675 source dothis-completion.bash
642 clear 659 clear 676 dothis 651
643 dothis 623 ls -la 660 dothis 677 dothis 659
644 clear 661 install ./dothis ~/bin/dothis 678 clear
645 source dothis-completion.bash 662 dothis 679 dothis 665
646 clear 663 install ./dothis ~/bin/dothis 680 clear
647 source dothis-completion.bash 664 dothis 681 clear
648 clear 665 cat ~/.bashrc

$ dothis 623<tab>
$ dothis 623 ls 623 ls -la
...
$ dothis 623 ls 623 ls 623 ls 623 ls 623 ls -la

${COMP_WORDS[1]} dothis
623

COMP_WORDS

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#/usr/bin/env bash
_dothis_completions()
{
if [ "${#COMP_WORDS[@]}" != "2" ]; then
return
fi

COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "$(fc -l -50 | sed 's/\t//')" -- "${COMP_WORDS[1]}"))

}

complete -F _dothis_completions dothis

$ dothis 623<tab>
$ dothis 623 ls -la<tab> # SUCCESS: nothing happens here

dothis

compgen

#/usr/bin/env bash
_dothis_completions()
{
if [ "${#COMP_WORDS[@]}" != "2" ]; then
return
fi

# keep the suggestions in a local variable

local suggestions=($(compgen -W "$(fc -l -50 | sed 's/\t/ /')" -- "${COMP_WORDS[1]}"))

if [ "${#suggestions[@]}" == "1" ]; then

# if there's only one match, we remove the command literal
# to proceed with the automatic completion of the number
local number=$(echo ${suggestions[0]/%\ */})
COMPREPLY=("$number")
else
# more than one suggestions resolved,
# respond with the suggestions intact
COMPREPLY=("${suggestions[@]}")
fi
}

complete -F _dothis_completions dothis

.bashrc

source <path-to-your-script>/dothis-completion.bash

/etc/bash_completion.d/

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\e[34mBlue

COMPREPLY

printf

#/usr/bin/env bash
_dothis_completions()
{
if [ "${#COMP_WORDS[@]}" != "2" ]; then
return
fi

local IFS=$'\n'
local suggestions=($(compgen -W "$(fc -l -50 | sed 's/\t//')" -- "${COMP_WORDS[1]}"))

if [ "${#suggestions[@]}" == "1" ]; then

local number="${suggestions[0]/%\ */}"
COMPREPLY=("$number")
else
for i in "${!suggestions[@]}"; do
suggestions[$i]="$(printf '%*s' "-$COLUMNS" "${suggestions[$i]}")"
done

COMPREPLY=("${suggestions[@]}")
fi
}

complete -F _dothis_completions dothis

dothis <tab><tab>
...
499 source dothis-completion.bash
500 clear
...
503 dothis 500

DOTHIS_COMPLETION_COMMANDS_NUMBER

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#/usr/bin/env bash
_dothis_completions()
{
if [ "${#COMP_WORDS[@]}" != "2" ]; then
return
fi

local commands_number=${DOTHIS_COMPLETION_COMMANDS_NUMBER:-50}
local IFS=$'\n'
local suggestions=($(compgen -W "$(fc -l -$commands_number | sed 's/\t//')" -- "${COMP_WORDS[1]}"))

if [ "${#suggestions[@]}" == "1" ]; then

local number="${suggestions[0]/%\ */}"
COMPREPLY=("$number")
else
for i in "${!suggestions[@]}"; do
suggestions[$i]="$(printf '%*s' "-$COLUMNS" "${suggestions[$i]}")"
done

COMPREPLY=("${suggestions[@]}")
fi
}

complete -F _dothis_completions dothis

export DOTHIS_COMPLETION_COMMANDS_NUMBER=5
$ dothis <tab><tab>
505 clear
506 source ./dothis-completion.bash
507 dothis clear
508 clear
509 export DOTHIS_COMPLETION_COMMANDS_NUMBER=5

goto

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