On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 09:50:46AM -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 03:39:54PM +0100, Mike Jonkmans wrote: > > [ mkdir test; cd test; touch file1 file2 ] > > > > Going into `vi-command' mode on the line `ls *' puts the cursor on the `*'. > > Then `glob-expand-word' does nothing with the `*', it just inserts a space. > > Resulting in `ls *' (cursor still on `*'). > > Expected: nothing happens. > > I'm not sure what keystrokes you're actually using, or what bind calls > you've done leading up to this, but in a vanilla instance of bash with > nothing done except 'set -o vi', typing > > l s space * esc * > > will replace the * with file1 file2 and another space, and also puts > you in insert mode for some reason. Probably historical.
esc * is bound to insert-completions (which may be better than glob-expand-word, as it doesn't need a glob) What I did (bash 5.1): INPUTRC=/dev/null bash --norc --noprofile set -o vi bind 'set show-mode-in-prompt on' bind -m vi-command "\C-f": glob-expand-word Then type: l s space * esc ^F Result: ls * (space inserted before the *) Otoh, if I type: l s space * space esc ^F Result: ls file1 file2 space (both stay in command mode) -- Regards, Mike Jonkmans
