Hi,

attached is a bash_completion file for Pd. Save as: /etc/bash_completion.d/pd or ~/.bash_completion and enjoy never having to type any full command line option anymore. Instead you can press <TAB> as in:

$ ls LICENSE.txt README alt/ doc/ lib/ patch.pd sound.pat

$ pd <TAB><TAB> alt/ doc/ lib/ patch.pd sound.pat

$ pd -<TAB><TAB> -32bit -audiooutdev -helppath -midioutdev -nomidiin -path -stdpath -alsa -blocksize -inchannels -noadc -nomidiout -r -typeface -alsaadd -channels -jack -noaudio -nostdpath -realtime -verbose -alsamidi -d -lib -nodac -nrt -rt -version -audiobuf -font -listdev -nogui -open -send
-audiodev -guicmd -mididev -noloadbang -oss -sleepgrain
-audioindev -guiport -midiindev -nomidi -outchannels -stderr

$ pd -al<TAB><TAB> -alsa -alsaadd -alsamidi

Later I might add some more fine grained settings, like having "-path" only complete on directory names etc. If you want to help, these are fine introductions to bash's completion feature:

http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/316 http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/317

The file also is in CVS at: /cvsroot/pure-data/scripts/bash_completion/pd

Ciao

Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__