This question is less perl related, but I believe relevant to many monks here.

I have a script that acts on any number of files in a particular directory, and I frequently find myself typing the name of the script, space, tab tab, and seeing the files in the directory i'm in, harrumph! What I'd really like is to emulate the bash tabbing features, but have my script do the "deciding" on what should be shown. Is there a way to override the "tabbing" in bash to call my script with a special parameter indicating that i want tab completion features to run (and pass in my partially typed argument so it can do this properly).

I hope this is phrased properly, need clarification?

It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you’re doin'.
It's what you’re doin' when you’re doin' what you look like you’re doin'!
     - Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Express yourself

2006-08-24 Retitled by holli, as per Monastery guidelines
Original title: 'Bash Tabbing'

In reply to (OT) Bash Tabbing by qbxk

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