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By default the bash-shell is only able to complete the names of the executables (like "fgfs", "terrasync"), but can be extended by third-party scripts to further complete options (e.g. --enable-fullscreen ) and key/value pairs (e.g. --aircraft=seahawk ) specific to some executable. | By default the bash-shell is only able to complete the names of the executables (like "fgfs", "terrasync"), but can be extended by third-party scripts to further complete options (e.g. --enable-fullscreen ) and key/value pairs (e.g. --aircraft=seahawk ) specific to some executable. | ||
== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
You can download a completion script for the fgfs-command from [https://gitorious.org/fg-bashcomp]. | You can download a completion script for the fgfs-command from [https://gitorious.org/fg-bashcomp]. | ||
The completion script is called "fgfs". [[#Usage|Usage]] documents the application of that script. | The completion script is called "fgfs". [[#Usage|Usage]] documents the application of that script. | ||
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* put the completion script in the global bash-completion directory (on ArchLinux: /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/ ) | * put the completion script in the global bash-completion directory (on ArchLinux: /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/ ) | ||
* restart your shell | * restart your shell | ||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
The completion script is able to auto-complete all options listed in | The completion script is able to auto-complete all options listed in | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">fgfs --help --verbose</syntaxhighlight> | <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">fgfs --help --verbose</syntaxhighlight> | ||
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If --vor/--ndb is given, auto-completion will work for the --vor-frequency/--ndb-frequency key, and offer the frequencies of navigation aids with the given name. | If --vor/--ndb is given, auto-completion will work for the --vor-frequency/--ndb-frequency key, and offer the frequencies of navigation aids with the given name. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
* According to the [https://www.mail-archive.com/flightgear-users@flightgear.org/msg11275.html mailing list], bash completion has been available for Flightgear since 2005 (at this time completion functionality has been really rare), but not updated since 2008. The code can be found in the [https://gitorious.org/fg/flightgear flightgear repository on github] in the scripts/completion directory. | * According to the [https://www.mail-archive.com/flightgear-users@flightgear.org/msg11275.html mailing list], bash completion has been available for Flightgear since 2005 (at this time completion functionality has been really rare), but not updated since 2008. The code can be found in the [https://gitorious.org/fg/flightgear flightgear repository on github] in the scripts/completion directory. | ||
* in 2014 [[User:Hamster]] has announced a [https://gitorious.org/fg-bashcomp new completion script] in the [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=22349 forums], which adds functionality for completion of runways, parking positions and some more | * in 2014 [[User:Hamster]] has announced a [https://gitorious.org/fg-bashcomp new completion script] in the [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=22349 forums], which adds functionality for completion of runways, parking positions and some more | ||
[[Category:FlightGear]] | |||