Re: [PATCH 2/2] Implement completion limiting

[Gary Benson <gbenson@redhat.com>]

Pedro Alves wrote:
> On 02/12/2014 11:57 AM, Gary Benson wrote:
> > +@smallexample
> > +(@value{GDBP}) b @key{TAB}@key{TAB}
> > +Too many possibilities.
> > +@end smallexample
> > +
> 
> Does the user lose the edit line after that, or can he
> continue typing the command?

You can continue typing, nothing is lost.

> I'd also suggest saying "completion candidates" instead of
> "possibilities".  Sounds more accurate / less vague to me.
> (here and elsewhere in the docs and inline help as well)

The reason I chose that as the message is to match up with 
readline's own messages:

  $ ls 
  Display all 140 possibilities? (y or n)

I'd prefer to keep "Too many possibilities" for consistency
but I'm not terribly invested in it so if you would like it
changing let me know.

Thanks,
Gary

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