npm install autocompletion for bash. Provides content of `~/.npm` as autocomplete options for `npm install` ✨ https://medium.com/@jamischarles/adding-autocomplete-to-npm-install-5efd3c424067#.8w0jzkh3w
#!/usr/bin/env bash #adding this to force silly gist highlighting. REMOVE THIS | |
# BASH standalone npm install autocomplete. Add this to ~/.bashrc file. | |
_npm_install_completion () { | |
local words cword | |
if type _get_comp_words_by_ref &>/dev/null; then | |
_get_comp_words_by_ref -n = -n @ -w words -i cword | |
else | |
cword="$COMP_CWORD" | |
words=("${COMP_WORDS[@]}") | |
fi | |
local si="$IFS" | |
# if your npm command includes `install` or `i ` | |
if [[ ${words[@]} =~ 'install' ]] || [[ ${words[@]} =~ 'i ' ]]; then | |
local cur=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]} | |
# supply autocomplete words from `~/.npm`, with $cur being value of current expansion like 'expre' | |
COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "$(ls ~/.npm )" -- $cur ) ) | |
fi | |
IFS="$si" | |
} | |
# bind the above function to `npm` autocompletion | |
complete -o default -F _npm_install_completion npm | |
## END BASH npm install autocomplete |
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