From: Ralf Jung <post@ralfj.de>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 17:08:46 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Explain the prefix stuff a bit more
X-Git-Url: https://git.ralfj.de/saartuer.git/commitdiff_plain/5c7d9186a1f729611cec507d1a79f59606291ad4

Explain the prefix stuff a bit more
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diff --git a/tyshell b/tyshell
index 0bc3aae..4429c35 100755
--- a/tyshell
+++ b/tyshell
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ while True:
 	if command[0] in commands: # needed in case a complete command is a prefix of another one
 		cmdoptions = [command[0]]
 	else:
-		cmdoptions = list(filter(lambda x: command[0] == x[:len(command[0])],commands.keys()))
+		cmdoptions = list(filter(lambda x: command[0].startswith(x), commands.keys()))
 	if len(cmdoptions) == 0: # no commands fit prefix
 		print("Command %s not found. Use help." % command[0])
 	elif len(cmdoptions) == 1: # exactly one command fits (prefix)
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ while True:
 		except Exception as e:
 			print("Error while executing %s: %s" % (command[0], str(e)))
 	else: # multiple commands fit the prefix
+		print("Ambiguous command prefix, please choose one of the following:")
 		print("\t", " ".join(cmdoptions))
 		# TODO: put current "command[0]" into the shell for the next command, but such that it is deletable with backspace