Readline setting match-hidden-files off never shows completions for hidden

[scrhartley]

Original problem

I would type the letter I and press tab and the completion would be the hidden folder .IdeaIC14, while I want the non-hidden folder IdeaProjects\

Attempted solution

I created the file C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\clink\_inputrc and put:

set match-hidden-files off

Now when I complete, I get the non-hidden folder, but if I type .I and press tab, it refuses to give a completion suggestion, despite the docs saying:

If set to "off", the leading . must be supplied by the user in the filename to be completed.

Note: I tried to find a way to disable Directory Shortcuts in case that was interfering, but that doesn't seem to be possible.

[chrisant996]

Yes. The documentation text is from the Readline library. But Clink has ever actually behaved that way, because Clink doesn't use Readline's default file globbing code.

I'll implement this detail.

[chrisant996]

And the bug is broader:

When a path is included, Clink checks for . at the beginning of the path, instead of at the beginning of the filename part.

✅ When match-hidden-files is off then TAB here does not match ".git" (i.e. it functions correctly):

c:\somerepo> echo .g

❌ But when match-hidden-files is off then TAB here DOES match ".git" (i.e. it malfunctions):

c:\foo> echo \somerepo\
.git\  .gitignore  (and a bunch of other files)

❌ And when match-hidden-files is off then TAB here DOESN'T match anything (i.e. it malfunctions):

c:\somerepo> echo .git\