Re: eshell completion: what on earth is /davs and why is it back?

[email protected] writes:

>>> i could turn tramp off, but i think i'm going to want it for my android=
 devices.  i'll see if i can turn only dav[s] off in tramp.
>>
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> (with-eval-after-load 'tramp
>>   (setq tramp-methods (seq-remove (lambda (x) (string-match-p "davs?" (c=
ar x))) tramp-methods)))
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>>
>
> According to:
>
>    (info "(tramp) GVFS-based methods")
>
>    "The =E2=80=98tramp-gvfs-enabled=E2=80=99 variable, being non-=E2=80=
=98nil=E2=80=99,
>     signals that TRAMP can use GVFS-based methods."
>
> So, to turn off GVFS-based methods (which includes =E2=80=98dav=E2=80=99 =
and
> =E2=80=98davs=E2=80=99, among others), set the variable =E2=80=98tramp-gv=
fs-enabled=E2=80=99
> to nil:
>
>    M-: (setq tramp-gvfs-enabled nil)
>
> Then eshell will no longer attempt to use these two methods
> (or any of the GVFS-based methods described in the TRAMP
> user manual), and so completion on /da will no longer list
> /dav or /davs.

Of course, but this disables more than just dav and davs. The OP wants
to "turn only dav[s] off".

Best regards, Michael.