Re: Launching console apps with command completion

* Carlos Pita <[email protected]> [100626 06:28]:
> For what I'm able to see this seems to be impossible, but just in case
> I'm missing something obvious I'm asking it anyway.
>
> How can I get shell command completion (just like with !) for a custom
> prefix as urxvt -e ? As it's evident from the question I want to be
> able to launch console applications the same that I launch x ones. The
> following doesn't provide completion:
>
> bind P colon exec urxvt -e

colon only asks for missing arguments. But there are no missing ones,
exec only expects at least one argument.

> I can't figure out how to get it without patching the sources.

try something like

bind P exec urxvt -e $(ratpoison -c 'prompt urxvt -e ')

	Bernhard R. Link