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authorSven Wischnowsky <wischnow@users.sourceforge.net>2000-05-22 09:28:34 +0000
committerSven Wischnowsky <wischnow@users.sourceforge.net>2000-05-22 09:28:34 +0000
commitce90081ea88b97130f6c6758686711bc21c9ab3a (patch)
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pat(-) in long-option patterns to say that argument should be completed only after the `='; merge _arguments and _argument_sets; slightly better test when not to complete options (11489)
-rw-r--r--ChangeLog5
-rw-r--r--Completion/Base/_argument_sets86
-rw-r--r--Completion/Base/_arguments70
-rw-r--r--Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo93
-rw-r--r--Src/Zle/computil.c547
5 files changed, 423 insertions, 378 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4485f96f0..815dfb40a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2000-05-22  Sven Wischnowsky  <wischnow@zsh.org>
 
+	* 11489: Completion/Base/_arguments, Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo,
+ 	Src/Zle/computil.c: pat(-) in long-option patterns to say that
+ 	argument should be completed only after the `='; merge _arguments
+ 	and _argument_sets; slightly better test when not to complete options
+	
 	* 11487: Completion/Core/_expand, Src/Zle/complist.c: fix for
  	a-a-m-c in menu selection; scroll explanations onto screen again
  	when cursor comes near them
diff --git a/Completion/Base/_argument_sets b/Completion/Base/_argument_sets
deleted file mode 100644
index f8a55dad9..000000000
--- a/Completion/Base/_argument_sets
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-#autoload
-
-local all ret=1 end xor has_args had_args ostate ocontext oopt_args r
-local nm="$compstate[nmatches]"
-local opre="$PREFIX" oipre="$IPREFIX" ocur="$CURRENT"
-local osuf="$SUFFIX" oisuf="$ISUFFIX" owords
-local _ms_match _ms_opt _ms_soptmid _ms_soptmidadd _ms_soptend
-local _ms_optnext _ms_optdirect _ms_optequal
-
-_ms_soptmid=()
-_ms_soptmidadd=()
-_ms_soptend=()
-_ms_optnext=()
-_ms_optdirect=()
-_ms_optequal=()
-
-owords=("$words[@]")
-
-end=$argv[(i)-]
-[[ end -gt $# ]] && return 1
-
-all=( "${(@)argv[1,end]}" )
-
-shift end
-
-xor=()
-ostate=()
-ocontext=()
-oopt_args=()
-
-while true; do
-  end=$argv[(i)-]
-
-  if [[ "$1" = \(*\) ]]; then
-    _arguments -m xor "${1[2,-2]}" "$all[@]" \
-               "$1${(@)^argv[2,end-1]:#\(*}" \
-               "${1[1,-2]} ${(@)${(@M)^argv[2,end-1]:#\(*}#?}"
-  else
-    _arguments -m xor "$1" "$all[@]" "${(@)argv[2,end-1]}"
-  fi
-  
-  r=$?
-
-  oopt_args=( "$oopt_args[@]" "${(@kv)opt_args}" )
-  if [[ r -eq 300 ]]; then
-    ret=300
-    ostate=( "$ostate[@]" "$state[@]" )
-    ocontext=( "$ocontext[@]" "$context[@]" )
-    PREFIX="$opre"   SUFFIX="$osuf"
-    IPREFIX="$oipre" ISUFFIX="$oisuf"
-    CURRENT="$ocur"  words=( "$owords[@]" )
-  elif [[ "$r$ret" = 01 ]]; then
-    ret=0
-  fi
-  
-  [[ end -gt $# ]] && break
-
-  shift end
-done
-
-[[ -n "$_ms_opt" ]] &&
-   { ! zstyle -T ":completion:${curcontext}:options" prefix-needed ||
-     [[ "$PREFIX" = [-+]* ||
-     ( -z "$has_args" && ret -ne 300 && nm -eq compstate[nmatches] ) ]] } &&
-  has_args=yes &&
-  _describe -o option \
-            _ms_soptmid _ms_soptmidadd -Q -S '' -- \
-	    _ms_soptend -Q -- \
-	    _ms_optnext -Q -M "$_ms_match" -- \
-	    _ms_optdirect -QS '' -M "$_ms_match" -- \
-	    _ms_optequal -QqS= -M "$_ms_match" && [[ ret -eq 1 ]] && ret=0
-
-opt_args=( "$oopt_args[@]" )
-
-if [[ ret -eq 300 ]]; then
-  state=( "$ostate[@]" )
-  context=( "$ocontext[@]" )
-elif [[ -z "$has_args" ]]; then
-  if [[ -n "$had_args" ]]; then
-    _message "no more arguments"
-  else
-    _message "no arguments"
-  fi
-fi
-
-return ret
diff --git a/Completion/Base/_arguments b/Completion/Base/_arguments
index f819f69c9..1fcf34a10 100644
--- a/Completion/Base/_arguments
+++ b/Completion/Base/_arguments
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # descriptions given as arguments to this function.
 
 local long cmd="$words[1]" descr mesg subopts opt usecc autod
-local oldcontext="$curcontext" hasopts multi ismulti
+local oldcontext="$curcontext" hasopts
 
 long=$argv[(I)--]
 if (( long )); then
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if (( long )); then
   name="${name//[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/_}"
 
   if (( ! ${(P)+name} )); then
-    local iopts sopts pattern tmpo cur cache
+    local iopts sopts pattern tmpo dir cur cache
     typeset -U lopts
 
     cache=()
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ if (( long )); then
 
       pattern="${${${(M)1#*[^\\]:}[1,-2]}//\\\\:/:}"
       descr="${1#${pattern}}"
+      if [[ "$pattern" = *\(-\) ]]; then
+        pattern="$pattern[1,-4]"
+	dir=-
+      else
+        dir=
+      fi
       shift
 
       # We get all options matching the pattern and take them from the
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ if (( long )); then
 
       opt=''
 
-      # If there are option strings with a `[=', we take these get an
+      # If there are option strings with a `[=', we take these to get an
       # optional argument.
 
       tmpo=("${(@M)tmp:#*\[\=*}")
@@ -120,9 +126,9 @@ if (( long )); then
         tmpo=("${(@)${(@)tmpo%%\=*}//[^a-z0-9-]}")
 
         if [[ "$descr" = ::* ]]; then
-	  cache=( "$cache[@]" "${(@)^tmpo}=${descr}" )
+	  cache=( "$cache[@]" "${(@)^tmpo}=${dir}${descr}" )
         else
-	  cache=( "$cache[@]" "${(@)^tmpo}=:${descr}" )
+	  cache=( "$cache[@]" "${(@)^tmpo}=${dir}:${descr}" )
         fi
       fi
 
@@ -133,10 +139,10 @@ if (( long )); then
         tmp=("${(@)tmp:#*\=*}")
         tmpo=("${(@)${(@)tmpo%%\=*}//[^a-z0-9-]}")
 
-	cache=( "$cache[@]" "${(@)^tmpo}=${descr}" )
+	cache=( "$cache[@]" "${(@)^tmpo}=${dir}${descr}" )
       fi
 
-      # Everything else is just added as a option without arguments.
+      # Everything else is just added as an option without arguments.
 
       if (( $#tmp )); then
         tmp=("${(@)tmp//[^a-zA-Z0-9-]}")
@@ -148,27 +154,22 @@ if (( long )); then
   set -- "$tmpargv[@]" "${(@P)name}"
 fi
 
-multi=(-i)
 subopts=()
 while [[ "$1" = -(O*|C|m*) ]]; do
   case "$1" in
   -C) usecc=yes; shift ;;
   -O) subopts=( "${(@P)2}" ); shift 2 ;;
   -O*)  subopts=( "${(@P)1[3,-1]}" ); shift ;;
-  -m) ismulti=yes multi=(-I "$2" "$3"); shift 3 ;;
-  -m*) ismulti=yes multi=(-I "${1[3,-1]}" "$2"); shift 2 ;;
   esac
 done
 
 zstyle -s ":completion:${curcontext}:options" auto-description autod
 
-if (( $# )) && comparguments "$multi[@]" "$autod" "$@"; then
+if (( $# )) && comparguments -i "$autod" "$@"; then
   local action noargs aret expl local tried
   local next direct odirect equal single matcher matched ws tmp1 tmp2 tmp3
   local opts subc tc prefix suffix descrs actions subcs
-  local origpre="$PREFIX" origipre="$IPREFIX"
-
-  [[ -z "$ismulti" ]] && local nm="$compstate[nmatches]"
+  local origpre="$PREFIX" origipre="$IPREFIX" nm="$compstate[nmatches]"
 
   if comparguments -D descrs actions subcs; then
     if comparguments -O next direct odirect equal; then
@@ -180,7 +181,6 @@ if (( $# )) && comparguments "$multi[@]" "$autod" "$@"; then
   else
     if comparguments -a; then
       noargs='no more arguments'
-      had_args=yes
     else
       noargs='no arguments'
     fi
@@ -299,8 +299,7 @@ if (( $# )) && comparguments "$multi[@]" "$autod" "$@"; then
       done
 
       if [[ -z "$matched$hasopts" ]] && _requested options &&
-          { [[ -n "$ismulti" ]] ||
-            ! zstyle -T ":completion:${curcontext}:options" prefix-needed ||
+          { ! zstyle -T ":completion:${curcontext}:options" prefix-needed ||
             [[ "$origpre" = [-+]* || -z "$aret$mesg$tried" ]] } ; then
 	local prevpre="$PREFIX" previpre="$IPREFIX"
 
@@ -326,37 +325,22 @@ if (( $# )) && comparguments "$multi[@]" "$autod" "$@"; then
 	    tmp1=( "${(M@)tmp1:#[-+]?(|:*)}" )
 	    tmp2=( "${PREFIX}${(@M)^${(@)${(@)tmp1%%:*}#[-+]}:#?}" )
 
-	    if [[ -n "$ismulti" ]]; then
-	      _ms_opt=yes
-	      _ms_soptmid=( "$_ms_soptmid[@]" "$tmp1[@]" )
-	      _ms_soptmidadd=( "$_ms_soptmidadd[@]" "$tmp2[@]" )
-	      _ms_soptend=( "$_ms_soptend[@]" "$tmp3[@]" )
-	    else
-              _describe -o option \
-                        tmp1 tmp2 -Q -S '' -- \
-		        tmp3 -Q
-            fi
+            _describe -o option \
+                      tmp1 tmp2 -Q -S '' -- \
+		      tmp3 -Q
           fi
           single=yes
         else
           next=( "$next[@]" "$odirect[@]" )
-	  if [[ -n "$ismulti" ]]; then
-	    _ms_opt=yes
-	    _ms_match="$_ms_match $matcher"
-	    _ms_optnext=( "$_ms_optnext[@]" "$next[@]" )
-	    _ms_optdirect=( "$_ms_optdirect[@]" "$direct[@]" )
-	    _ms_optequal=( "$_ms_optequal[@]" "$equal[@]" )
-	  else
-            _describe -o option \
-                      next -Q -M "$matcher" -- \
-                      direct -QS '' -M "$matcher" -- \
-                      equal -QqS= -M "$matcher"
-          fi
+          _describe -o option \
+                    next -Q -M "$matcher" -- \
+                    direct -QS '' -M "$matcher" -- \
+                    equal -QqS= -M "$matcher"
         fi
 	PREFIX="$prevpre"
 	IPREFIX="$previpre"
       fi
-      [[ -n "$tried" ]] && break
+      [[ -n "$tried" && "$PREFIX" != [-+]* ]] && break
     done
     if [[ -n "$opts" && -z "$aret$matched$mesg" &&
           nm -eq compstate[nmatches] ]]; then
@@ -391,11 +375,7 @@ if (( $# )) && comparguments "$multi[@]" "$autod" "$@"; then
 
   [[ -n "$aret" ]] && return 300
 
-  if [[ -n "$noargs" ]]; then
-    [[ -z "$ismulti" && nm -eq "$compstate[nmatches]" ]] && _message "$noargs"
-  else
-    has_args=yes
-  fi
+  [[ -n "$noargs" && nm -eq "$compstate[nmatches]" ]] && _message "$noargs"
 
   # Set the return value.
 
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo b/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo
index a749d9ba2..3f7b20bee 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo
@@ -2756,6 +2756,45 @@ Also, during the evaluation of the var(action), the context name in
 the tt(curcontext) parameter will be changed by appending the same
 string that is stored in the tt(context) parameter.
 
+The aruments also allows to specify multiple sets of options and
+arguments separated by single hyphens. The specifications before
+the first hyphen are shared by all sets given after the first
+hyphen. The first word in every other set gives the name of the
+set. This name may appear in exclusion lists in the specifications,
+either alone or before one of the possible values described above
+(with a `tt(-)' between the name and the rest).
+
+For example:
+
+example(_argument_sets \ 
+    -a \ 
+  - set1 \ 
+    -c \ 
+  - set2 \ 
+    -d \ 
+    ':arg:(x2 y2)')
+
+This defines two sets. When the command line contains the option
+`tt(-c)', the `tt(-d)' option and the argument will not be considered
+possible completions. When it contains `tt(-d)' or an argument, the
+option `tt(-c)' will not be completed any more, but if `tt(-a)' is
+given, both sets will still be considered valid, because it appears
+before the first hyphen, so both sets contain this option.
+
+If the name-string is of the form `tt(LPAR())var(name)tt(RPAR())' then 
+all specifications in the set have an implicit exclusion list
+containing the name of the set, i.e. all specifications are mutual
+exclusive with all other specifications in the same set. This is
+useful for defining multiple sets of options which are mutually
+exclusive and in which the options are aliases for each other. E.g.:
+
+example(_argument_sets \ 
+    -a -b \ 
+  - '(compress)' \ 
+    {-c,--compress}'[compress]' \ 
+  - '(uncompress)' \ 
+    {-d,--decompress}'[decompress]')
+
 Normally the option names are taken as multi-character names and a
 word from the line is considered to contain only one option (or
 none). By giving the tt(-s) option to this function (before the first
@@ -2834,6 +2873,11 @@ argument for an option is optional. If it fails to automatically
 detect this, the colon before the var(message) can be doubled to tell
 it about this as described for the normal option descriptions above.
 
+If the var(pattern) ends in `tt((-))', this will removed from the
+pattern and the var(action) will be used only directly after the
+`tt(=)', not in the next word. I.e., this is like a normal
+specification as descrobed above using `tt(=-)'.
+
 The option `tt(-i) var(patterns)' (which must be given after the
 `tt(-)tt(-)') can be used to give patterns for options which should not be
 completed. The patterns can be given as the name of an array parameter
@@ -2875,55 +2919,6 @@ arguments. The first one describes the first argument as a
 be completed. The last description says that all other arguments are
 `var(page numbers)' but does not give possible completions.
 )
-findex(_argument_sets)
-item(tt(_argument_sets) var(sets) ...)(
-This is like tt(_arguments) but allows to specify multiple sets of
-options and arguments. The arguments are sets of specifications for
-tt(_arguments) separated by single hyphens. The specifications before
-the first hyphen are shared by all sets given after the first
-hyphen. The first word in every other set gives the name of the
-set. This name may appear in exclusion lists in the specifications,
-either alone or before one of the possible values described for
-tt(_arguments) above (with a `tt(-)' between the name and the rest).
-
-For example:
-
-example(_argument_sets \ 
-    -a \ 
-  - set1 \ 
-    -c \ 
-  - set2 \ 
-    -d \ 
-    ':arg:(x2 y2)')
-
-This defines two sets. When the command line contains the option
-`tt(-c)', the `tt(-d)' option and the argument will not be considered
-possible completions. When it contains `tt(-d)' or an argument, the
-option `tt(-c)' will not be completed any more, but if `tt(-a)' is
-given, both sets will still be considered valid, because it appears
-before the first hyphen, so both sets contain this option.
-
-If the name-string is of the form `tt(LPAR())var(name)tt(RPAR())' then 
-all specifications in the set have an implicit exclusion list
-containing the name of the set, i.e. all specifications are mutual
-exclusive with all other specifications in the same set. This is
-useful for defining multiple sets of options which are mutual
-exclusive and in which the options are aliases for each other. E.g.:
-
-example(_argument_sets \ 
-    -a -b \ 
-  - '(compress)' \
-    {-c,--compress}'[compress]' \ 
-  - '(uncompress)' \ 
-    {-d,--decompress}'[decompress]')
-
-Don't expect too much with complicated options that get their
-arguments in the same string and `tt(->)var(state)' actions or with
-the tt(-C) option that is given to tt(_arguments), otherwise most
-things should work. Note that the contexts reported in the tt(context) 
-array and the options in the tt(opt_args) association are prefixed
-with the set names and a hyphen.
-)
 findex(_call)
 item(tt(_call) var(tag) var(string) ...)(
 This function is used in places where a command is called and the user 
diff --git a/Src/Zle/computil.c b/Src/Zle/computil.c
index 462794b64..fc23b5286 100644
--- a/Src/Zle/computil.c
+++ b/Src/Zle/computil.c
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ typedef struct caarg *Caarg;
 
 struct cadef {
     Cadef next;			/* next in cache */
+    Cadef snext;		/* next set */
     Caopt opts;			/* the options */
     int nopts, ndopts, nodopts;	/* number of options/direct/optional direct */
     Caarg args;			/* the normal arguments */
@@ -304,7 +305,8 @@ struct cadef {
     char *match;		/* -M spec to use */
     int argsactive;		/* if arguments are still allowed */
 				/* used while parsing a command line */
-    char *set;			/* set name, shared */
+    char *set;			/* set name prefix (<name>-), shared */
+    char *sname;		/* set name */
     int flags;			/* see CDF_* below */
 };
 
@@ -399,11 +401,14 @@ freecaargs(Caarg a)
 static void
 freecadef(Cadef d)
 {
-    if (d) {
-	Caopt p, n;
+    Cadef s;
+    Caopt p, n;
 
+    while (d) {
+	s = d->snext;
 	zsfree(d->match);
 	zsfree(d->set);
+	zsfree(d->sname);
 	if (d->defs)
 	    freearray(d->defs);
 
@@ -421,6 +426,7 @@ freecadef(Cadef d)
 	if (d->single)
 	    zfree(d->single, 256 * sizeof(Caopt));
 	zfree(d, sizeof(*d));
+	d = s;
     }
 }
 
@@ -510,25 +516,63 @@ parse_caarg(int mult, int type, int num, int opt, char *oname, char **def,
     return ret;
 }
 
+static Cadef
+alloc_cadef(char **args, int single, char *match, int flags)
+{
+    Cadef ret;
+
+    ret = (Cadef) zalloc(sizeof(*ret));
+    ret->next = ret->snext = NULL;
+    ret->opts = NULL;
+    ret->args = ret->rest = NULL;
+    if (args) {
+	ret->defs = zarrdup(args);
+	ret->ndefs = arrlen(args);
+    } else {
+	ret->defs = NULL;
+	ret->ndefs = 0;
+    }
+    ret->lastt = time(0);
+    ret->set = ret->sname = NULL;
+    if (single) {
+	ret->single = (Caopt *) zalloc(256 * sizeof(Caopt));
+	memset(ret->single, 0, 256 * sizeof(Caopt));
+    } else
+	ret->single = NULL;
+    ret->match = ztrdup(match);
+    ret->flags = flags;
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+set_cadef_opts(Cadef def)
+{
+    Caarg argp;
+    int xnum;
+
+    for (argp = def->args, xnum = 0; argp; argp = argp->next) {
+	if (!argp->direct)
+	    argp->min = argp->num - xnum;
+	if (argp->type == CAA_OPT)
+	    xnum++;
+    }
+}
+
 /* Parse an array of definitions. */
 
 static Cadef
-parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
+parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args)
 {
-    Cadef ret;
+    Cadef all, ret;
     Caopt *optp;
-    Caarg argp;
-    char **oargs = args, *p, *q, *match = "r:|[_-]=* r:|=*", **xor;
-    char *adpre, *adsuf, *set = NULL, *doset = NULL;
+    char **oargs = args, *p, *q, *match = "r:|[_-]=* r:|=*", **xor, **sargs;
+    char *adpre, *adsuf, *axor = NULL, *doset = NULL, **setp = NULL;
     int single = 0, anum = 1, xnum, nopts, ndopts, nodopts, flags = 0;
+    int state = 0;
 
     nopts = ndopts = nodopts = 0;
 
-    if (multi) {
-	if (!args[1])
-	    return NULL;
-	set = tricat(*args++, "-", "");
-    }
     /* First string is the auto-description definition. */
 
     for (p = args[0]; *p && (p[0] != '%' || p[1] != 'd'); p++);
@@ -582,27 +626,47 @@ parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
 
     /* Looks good. Optimistically allocate the cadef structure. */
 
-    ret = (Cadef) zalloc(sizeof(*ret));
-    ret->next = NULL;
-    ret->opts = NULL;
-    ret->args = ret->rest = NULL;
-    ret->defs = zarrdup(oargs);
-    ret->ndefs = arrlen(oargs);
-    ret->lastt = time(0);
-    ret->set = set;
-    if (single) {
-	ret->single = (Caopt *) zalloc(256 * sizeof(Caopt));
-	memset(ret->single, 0, 256 * sizeof(Caopt));
-    } else
-	ret->single = NULL;
-    ret->match = ztrdup(match);
-    ret->flags = flags;
+    all = ret = alloc_cadef(oargs, single, match, flags);
+    optp = &(ret->opts);
+    single = flags = 0;
+    anum = 1;
+
+    sargs = args;
 
     /* Get the definitions. */
 
-    for (optp = &(ret->opts); *args; args++) {
-        if (args[0][0] == '-' && !args[0][1]) {
-	    doset = set;
+    for (; *args; args++) {
+        if (args[0][0] == '-' && !args[0][1] && args[1]) {
+	    if (!state) {
+		char *p;
+		int l;
+
+		if (setp)
+		    args = setp;
+		p = *++args;
+		l = strlen(p) - 1;
+		if (*p == '(' && p[l] == ')') {
+		    axor = p = dupstring(p + 1);
+		    p[l - 1] = '\0';
+		} else
+		    axor = NULL;
+		ret->set = doset = tricat(p, "-", "");
+		ret->sname = ztrdup(p);
+		state = 1;
+	    } else {
+		setp = args;
+		state = 0;
+		args = sargs - 1;
+		doset = NULL;
+		ret->nopts = nopts;
+		ret->ndopts = ndopts;
+		ret->nodopts = nodopts;
+		set_cadef_opts(ret);
+		ret = ret->snext = alloc_cadef(NULL, single, NULL, flags);
+		optp = &(ret->opts);
+		single = flags = nopts = ndopts = nodopts = 0;
+		anum = 1;
+	    }
 	    continue;
 	}
 	p = dupstring(*args);
@@ -632,16 +696,25 @@ parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
 	    }
 	    /* Oops, end-of-string. */
 	    if (*p != ')') {
-		freecadef(ret);
+		freecadef(all);
 		zwarnnam(nam, "invalid argument: %s", *args, 0);
 		return NULL;
 	    }
+	    if (doset && axor)
+		xnum++;
 	    xor = (char **) zalloc((xnum + 2) * sizeof(char *));
 	    for (node = firstnode(list), xp = xor; node; incnode(node), xp++)
 		*xp = ztrdup((char *) getdata(node));
+	    if (doset && axor)
+		*xp++ = ztrdup(axor);
 	    xp[0] = xp[1] = NULL;
 
 	    p++;
+	} else if (doset && axor) {
+	    xnum = 1;
+	    xor = (char **) zalloc(3 * sizeof(char *));
+	    xor[0] = ztrdup(axor);
+	    xor[1] = xor[2] = NULL;
 	} else
 	    xor = NULL;
 
@@ -676,7 +749,7 @@ parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
 		    p++;
 	    }
 	    if (!p[1]) {
-		freecadef(ret);
+		freecadef(all);
 		zwarnnam(nam, "invalid argument: %s", *args, 0);
 		return NULL;
 	    }
@@ -713,7 +786,7 @@ parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
 			p++;
 
 		if (!*p) {
-		    freecadef(ret);
+		    freecadef(all);
 		    zwarnnam(nam, "invalid option definition: %s", *args, 0);
 		    return NULL;
 		}
@@ -723,7 +796,7 @@ parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
 		descr = NULL;
 
 	    if (c && c != ':') {
-		freecadef(ret);
+		freecadef(all);
 		zwarnnam(nam, "invalid option definition: %s", *args, 0);
 		return NULL;
 	    }
@@ -766,7 +839,7 @@ parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
 			    *p = sav;
 			}
 			if (*p != ':') {
-			    freecadef(ret);
+			    freecadef(all);
 			    freecaargs(oargs);
 			    zwarnnam(nam, "invalid option definition: %s",
 				    *args, 0);
@@ -848,12 +921,12 @@ parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
 	    int type = CAA_REST;
 
 	    if (*++p != ':') {
-		freecadef(ret);
+		freecadef(all);
 		zwarnnam(nam, "invalid rest argument definition: %s", *args, 0);
 		return NULL;
 	    }
 	    if (ret->rest) {
-		freecadef(ret);
+		freecadef(all);
 		zwarnnam(nam, "doubled rest argument definition: %s", *args, 0);
 		return NULL;
 	    }
@@ -885,7 +958,7 @@ parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
 		anum++;
 
 	    if (*p != ':') {
-		freecadef(ret);
+		freecadef(all);
 		zwarnnam(nam, "invalid argument: %s", *args, 0);
 		return NULL;
 	    }
@@ -905,7 +978,7 @@ parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
 		 pre = tmp, tmp = tmp->next);
 
 	    if (tmp && tmp->num == anum - 1) {
-		freecadef(ret);
+		freecadef(all);
 		freecaargs(arg);
 		zwarnnam(nam, "doubled argument definition: %s", *args, 0);
 		return NULL;
@@ -920,21 +993,16 @@ parse_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
     ret->nopts = nopts;
     ret->ndopts = ndopts;
     ret->nodopts = nodopts;
+    set_cadef_opts(ret);
 
-    for (argp = ret->args, xnum = 0; argp; argp = argp->next) {
-	if (!argp->direct)
-	    argp->min = argp->num - xnum;
-	if (argp->type == CAA_OPT)
-	    xnum++;
-    }
-    return ret;
+    return all;
 }
 
 /* Given an array of definitions, return the cadef for it. From the cache
  * are newly built. */
 
 static Cadef
-get_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
+get_cadef(char *nam, char **args)
 {
     Cadef *p, *min, new;
     int i, na = arrlen(args);
@@ -948,7 +1016,7 @@ get_cadef(char *nam, char **args, int multi)
 	    min = p;
     if (i)
 	min = p;
-    if ((new = parse_cadef(nam, args, multi))) {
+    if ((new = parse_cadef(nam, args))) {
 	freecadef(*min);
 	*min = new;
     }
@@ -1120,7 +1188,10 @@ ca_inactive(Cadef d, char **xor, int cur, int opts)
 
 /* State when parsing a command line. */
 
+typedef struct castate *Castate;
+
 struct castate {
+    Castate snext;
     Cadef d;
     int nopts;
     Caarg def, ddef;
@@ -1134,10 +1205,23 @@ struct castate {
 static struct castate ca_laststate;
 static int ca_parsed = 0, ca_alloced = 0;
 
+static void
+freecastate(Castate s)
+{
+    int i;
+    LinkList *p;
+
+    freelinklist(s->args, freestr);
+    for (i = s->nopts, p = s->oargs; i--; p++)
+	if (*p)
+	    freelinklist(*p, freestr);
+    zfree(s->oargs, s->d->nopts * sizeof(LinkList));
+}
+
 /* Parse a command line. */
 
 static int
-ca_parse_line(Cadef d, int multi)
+ca_parse_line(Cadef d, int multi, int first)
 {
     Caarg adef, ddef;
     Caopt ptr, wasopt, dopt;
@@ -1148,16 +1232,17 @@ ca_parse_line(Cadef d, int multi)
 
     /* Free old state. */
 
-    if (ca_alloced) {
-	int i = ca_laststate.nopts;
-	LinkList *p = ca_laststate.oargs;
-
-	freelinklist(ca_laststate.args, freestr);
-	while (i--)
-	    if (*p++)
-		freelinklist(p[-1], freestr);
+    if (first && ca_alloced) {
+	Castate s = &ca_laststate, ss;
+	int f = 1;
 
-	zfree(ca_laststate.oargs, ca_laststate.d->nopts * sizeof(LinkList));
+	while (s) {
+	    ss = s->snext;
+	    freecastate(s);
+	    if (!f)
+		zfree(s, sizeof(*s));
+	    s = ss;
+	}
     }
     /* Mark everything as active. */
 
@@ -1171,6 +1256,7 @@ ca_parse_line(Cadef d, int multi)
 
     /* Default values for the state. */
 
+    state.snext = NULL;
     state.d = d;
     state.nopts = d->nopts;
     state.def = state.ddef = NULL;
@@ -1482,16 +1568,13 @@ ca_colonlist(LinkList l)
 }
 
 static void
-ca_set_data(char *opt, Caarg arg, char **args, int single)
+ca_set_data(LinkList descr, LinkList act, LinkList subc,
+	    char *opt, Caarg arg, int single)
 {
-    LinkList descr, act, subc;
+    LinkNode dnode, anode;
     char nbuf[40], *buf;
     int restr = 0, onum, miss = 0, rest, oopt = 1, lopt = 0, addopt;
 
-    descr = newlinklist();
-    act = newlinklist();
-    subc = newlinklist();
-
  rec:
 
     addopt = (opt ? 0 : ca_laststate.oopt);
@@ -1503,33 +1586,40 @@ ca_set_data(char *opt, Caarg arg, char **args, int single)
 	if (!opt && !lopt && oopt > 0)
 	    oopt = 0;
 
-	addlinknode(descr, arg->descr);
-	addlinknode(act, arg->action);
+	for (dnode = firstnode(descr), anode = firstnode(act);
+	     dnode; incnode(dnode), incnode(anode))
+	    if (!strcmp((char *) getdata(dnode), arg->descr) &&
+		!strcmp((char *) getdata(anode), arg->action))
+		break;
 
-	if (!restr) {
-	    if ((restr = (arg->type == CAA_RARGS)))
-		restrict_range(ca_laststate.optbeg, ca_laststate.argend);
-	    else if ((restr = (arg->type == CAA_RREST)))
-		restrict_range(ca_laststate.argbeg, ca_laststate.argend);
-	}
-	if (arg->opt) {
-	    buf = (char *) zhalloc((arg->set ? strlen(arg->set) : 0) +
-				   strlen(arg->opt) + 40);
-	    if (arg->num > 0 && arg->type < CAA_REST)
-		sprintf(buf, "%soption%s-%d",
-			(arg->set ? arg->set : ""), arg->opt, arg->num);
-	    else
-		sprintf(buf, "%soption%s-rest",
-			(arg->set ? arg->set : ""), arg->opt);
-	} else if (arg->num > 0) {
-	    sprintf(nbuf, "argument-%d", arg->num);
-	    buf = (arg->set ? dyncat(arg->set, nbuf) : dupstring(nbuf));
-	} else
-	    buf = (arg->set ? dyncat(arg->set, "argument-rest") :
-		   dupstring("argument-rest"));
+	if (!dnode) {
+	    addlinknode(descr, arg->descr);
+	    addlinknode(act, arg->action);
 
-	addlinknode(subc, buf);
+	    if (!restr) {
+		if ((restr = (arg->type == CAA_RARGS)))
+		    restrict_range(ca_laststate.optbeg, ca_laststate.argend);
+		else if ((restr = (arg->type == CAA_RREST)))
+		    restrict_range(ca_laststate.argbeg, ca_laststate.argend);
+	    }
+	    if (arg->opt) {
+		buf = (char *) zhalloc((arg->set ? strlen(arg->set) : 0) +
+				       strlen(arg->opt) + 40);
+		if (arg->num > 0 && arg->type < CAA_REST)
+		    sprintf(buf, "%soption%s-%d",
+			    (arg->set ? arg->set : ""), arg->opt, arg->num);
+		else
+		    sprintf(buf, "%soption%s-rest",
+			    (arg->set ? arg->set : ""), arg->opt);
+	    } else if (arg->num > 0) {
+		sprintf(nbuf, "argument-%d", arg->num);
+		buf = (arg->set ? dyncat(arg->set, nbuf) : dupstring(nbuf));
+	    } else
+		buf = (arg->set ? dyncat(arg->set, "argument-rest") :
+		       dupstring("argument-rest"));
 
+	    addlinknode(subc, buf);
+	}
 	if (single)
 	    break;
 
@@ -1565,15 +1655,13 @@ ca_set_data(char *opt, Caarg arg, char **args, int single)
 
 	goto rec;
     }
-    set_list_array(args[0], descr);
-    set_list_array(args[1], act);
-    set_list_array(args[2], subc);
 }
 
 static int
 bin_comparguments(char *nam, char **args, char *ops, int func)
 {
     int min, max, n;
+    Castate lstate = &ca_laststate;
 
     if (incompfunc != 1) {
 	zwarnnam(nam, "can only be called from completion function", NULL, 0);
@@ -1588,8 +1676,7 @@ bin_comparguments(char *nam, char **args, char *ops, int func)
 	return 1;
     }
     switch (args[0][1]) {
-    case 'i':
-    case 'I': min = 2; max = -1; break;
+    case 'i': min = 2; max = -1; break;
     case 'D': min = 3; max =  3; break;
     case 'O': min = 4; max =  4; break;
     case 'L': min = 3; max =  4; break;
@@ -1611,171 +1698,235 @@ bin_comparguments(char *nam, char **args, char *ops, int func)
     }
     switch (args[0][1]) {
     case 'i':
-    case 'I':
 	if (compcurrent > 1 && compwords[0]) {
 	    Cadef def;
-	    int cap = ca_parsed;
-	    LinkList cax = ca_xor;
+	    int cap = ca_parsed, multi, first = 1, use, ret = 0;
+	    LinkList cax = ca_xor, nx;
+	    LinkNode node;
+	    Castate states = NULL, sp;
+	    char *xor[2];
 
 	    ca_parsed = 0;
+	    xor[1] = NULL;
 
-	    if (args[0][1] == 'I') {
-		char **xor;
+	    if (!(def = get_cadef(nam, args + 1)))
+		return 1;
 
-		if (!(def = get_cadef(nam, args + 2, 1)))
-		    return 1;
+	    multi = !!def->snext;
+	    ca_parsed = cap;
+	    ca_xor = (multi ? newlinklist() : NULL);
 
-		ca_parsed = cap;
-		ca_xor = newlinklist();
-		if ((xor = getaparam(args[1]))) {
-		    if (arrcontains(xor, args[2], 0) ||
-			ca_inactive(def, xor, compcurrent, 0)) {
-			ca_xor = cax;
-			return 1;
+	    while (def) {
+		use = !ca_parse_line(def, multi, first);
+		nx = ca_xor;
+		ca_xor = NULL;
+		while ((def = def->snext)) {
+		    if (nx) {
+			for (node = firstnode(nx); node; incnode(node)) {
+			    xor[0] = (char *) getdata(node);
+			    if (!strcmp(xor[0], def->sname) ||
+				ca_inactive(def, xor, compcurrent, 0))
+				break;
+			}
+			if (!node)
+			    break;
 		    }
 		}
-		if (ca_parse_line(def, 1)) {
-		    ca_xor = cax;
-		    return 1;
+		ca_xor = nx;
+		if (use && def) {
+		    sp = (Castate) zalloc(sizeof(*sp));
+		    memcpy(sp, &ca_laststate, sizeof(*sp));
+		    sp->snext = states;
+		    states = sp;
+		} else if (!use && !def) {
+		    if (states) {
+			freecastate(&ca_laststate);
+			memcpy(&ca_laststate, states, sizeof(*sp));
+			sp = states->snext;
+			zfree(states, sizeof(*states));
+			states = sp;
+		    } else
+			ret = 1;
 		}
-		set_list_array(args[1], ca_xor);
-	    } else {
-		if (!(def = get_cadef(nam, args + 1, 0)))
-		    return 1;
-
-		ca_parsed = cap;
-		ca_xor = NULL;
-		ca_parse_line(def, 0);
+		first = 0;
 	    }
 	    ca_xor = cax;
 	    ca_parsed = 1;
+	    ca_laststate.snext = states;
 
-	    return 0;
+	    return ret;
 	}
 	return 1;
 
     case 'D':
 	{
-	    Caarg arg = ca_laststate.def;
-
-	    if (arg) {
-		if (ca_laststate.doff > 0)
-		    ignore_prefix(ca_laststate.doff);
-
-		ca_set_data(arg->opt, arg, args + 1, (ca_laststate.doff > 0));
-
-		return 0;
+	    LinkList descr, act, subc;
+	    Caarg arg;
+	    int ign = 0, ret = 1;
+
+	    descr = newlinklist();
+	    act = newlinklist();
+	    subc = newlinklist();
+
+	    while (lstate) {
+		arg = lstate->def;
+
+		if (arg) {
+		    ret = 0;
+		    if (!ign && lstate->doff > 0) {
+			ign = 1;
+			ignore_prefix(lstate->doff);
+		    }
+		    ca_set_data(descr, act, subc, arg->opt, arg,
+				(lstate->doff > 0));
+		}
+		lstate = lstate->snext;
 	    }
-	    return 1;
+	    if (!ret) {
+		set_list_array(args[1], descr);
+		set_list_array(args[2], act);
+		set_list_array(args[3], subc);
+	    }
+	    return ret;
 	}
     case 'O':
-	if (ca_laststate.actopts &&
-	    (ca_laststate.opt || (ca_laststate.doff && ca_laststate.def) ||
-	     (ca_laststate.def &&
-	      (ca_laststate.def->type == CAA_OPT ||
-	       (ca_laststate.def->type >= CAA_RARGS &&
-		ca_laststate.def->num < 0)))) &&
-	    (!ca_laststate.def || ca_laststate.def->type < CAA_RARGS ||
-	     (ca_laststate.def->type == CAA_RARGS ?
-	      (ca_laststate.curpos == ca_laststate.argbeg + 1) :
-	      (compcurrent == 1)))) {
+	{
 	    LinkList next = newlinklist();
 	    LinkList direct = newlinklist();
 	    LinkList odirect = newlinklist();
 	    LinkList equal = newlinklist(), l;
 	    Caopt p;
 	    char *str;
-
-	    for (p = ca_laststate.d->opts; p; p = p->next) {
-		if (p->active) {
-		    switch (p->type) {
-		    case CAO_NEXT:    l = next;    break;
-		    case CAO_DIRECT:  l = direct;  break;
-		    case CAO_ODIRECT: l = odirect; break;
-		    default:          l = equal;   break;
+	    int ret = 1;
+
+	    for (; lstate; lstate = lstate->snext) {
+		if (lstate->actopts &&
+		    (lstate->opt || (lstate->doff && lstate->def) ||
+		     (lstate->def &&
+		      (lstate->def->type == CAA_OPT ||
+		       (lstate->def->type >= CAA_RARGS &&
+			lstate->def->num < 0)))) &&
+		    (!lstate->def || lstate->def->type < CAA_RARGS ||
+		     (lstate->def->type == CAA_RARGS ?
+		      (lstate->curpos == lstate->argbeg + 1) :
+		      (compcurrent == 1)))) {
+		    ret = 0;
+		    for (p = lstate->d->opts; p; p = p->next) {
+			if (p->active) {
+			    switch (p->type) {
+			    case CAO_NEXT:    l = next;    break;
+			    case CAO_DIRECT:  l = direct;  break;
+			    case CAO_ODIRECT: l = odirect; break;
+			    default:          l = equal;   break;
+			    }
+			    if (p->descr) {
+				char *n = bslashcolon(p->name);
+				int len = strlen(n) + strlen(p->descr) + 2;
+
+				str = (char *) zhalloc(len);
+				strcpy(str, n);
+				strcat(str, ":");
+				strcat(str, p->descr);
+			    } else
+				str = bslashcolon(p->name);
+			    addlinknode(l, str);
+			}
 		    }
-		    if (p->descr) {
-			char *n = bslashcolon(p->name);
-			int len = strlen(n) + strlen(p->descr) + 2;
-
-			str = (char *) zhalloc(len);
-			strcpy(str, n);
-			strcat(str, ":");
-			strcat(str, p->descr);
-		    } else
-			str = bslashcolon(p->name);
-		    addlinknode(l, str);
 		}
 	    }
-	    set_list_array(args[1], next);
-	    set_list_array(args[2], direct);
-	    set_list_array(args[3], odirect);
-	    set_list_array(args[4], equal);
+	    if (!ret) {
+		set_list_array(args[1], next);
+		set_list_array(args[2], direct);
+		set_list_array(args[3], odirect);
+		set_list_array(args[4], equal);
 
-	    return 0;
+		return 0;
+	    }
+	    return (ca_laststate.singles ? 2 : 1);
 	}
-	return (ca_laststate.singles ? 2 : 1);
     case 'L':
 	{
-	    Caopt opt = ca_get_opt(ca_laststate.d, args[1], 1, NULL);
+	    LinkList descr, act, subc;
+	    Caopt opt;
+	    int ret = 1;
 
-	    if (opt && opt->args) {
-		ca_set_data(opt->name, opt->args, args + 2, 1);
+	    descr = newlinklist();
+	    act = newlinklist();
+	    subc = newlinklist();
 
-		return 0;
+	    while (lstate) {
+		opt = ca_get_opt(lstate->d, args[1], 1, NULL);
+
+		if (opt && opt->args) {
+		    ret = 0;
+		    ca_set_data(descr, act, subc, opt->name, opt->args, 1);
+		}
+		lstate = lstate->snext;
 	    }
-	    return 1;
+	    if (!ret) {
+		set_list_array(args[2], descr);
+		set_list_array(args[3], act);
+		set_list_array(args[4], subc);
+	    }
+	    return ret;
 	}
     case 's':
-	if (ca_laststate.d->single && ca_laststate.singles &&
-	    ca_laststate.actopts && ca_laststate.opt) {
-	    setsparam(args[1],
-		      ztrdup((ca_laststate.ddef && ca_laststate.dopt) ?
-			     (ca_laststate.dopt->type == CAO_DIRECT ?
-			      "direct" :
-			      ((ca_laststate.dopt->type == CAO_OEQUAL ||
-				ca_laststate.dopt->type == CAO_EQUAL) ?
-			       "equal" : "next")) : ""));
-	    return 0;
-	}
+	for (; lstate; lstate = lstate->snext)
+	    if (lstate->d->single && lstate->singles &&
+		lstate->actopts && lstate->opt) {
+		setsparam(args[1],
+			  ztrdup((lstate->ddef && lstate->dopt) ?
+				 (lstate->dopt->type == CAO_DIRECT ?
+				  "direct" :
+				  ((lstate->dopt->type == CAO_OEQUAL ||
+				    lstate->dopt->type == CAO_EQUAL) ?
+				   "equal" : "next")) : ""));
+		return 0;
+	    }
 	return 1;
     case 'M':
 	setsparam(args[1], ztrdup(ca_laststate.d->match));
 	return 0;
     case 'a':
-	return !(ca_laststate.d->args || ca_laststate.d->rest);
+	for (; lstate; lstate = lstate->snext)
+	    if (lstate->d->args || lstate->d->rest)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
     case 'W':
 	{
+	    Castate s;
 	    char **ret, **p;
 	    LinkNode n;
 	    LinkList *a;
 	    Caopt o;
 	    int num;
 
-	    ret = p = zalloc((countlinknodes(ca_laststate.args) + 1) *
-			     sizeof(char *));
+	    for (num = 0, s = lstate; s; s = s->snext)
+		num += countlinknodes(s->args);
 
-	    for (n = firstnode(ca_laststate.args); n; incnode(n))
-		*p++ = ztrdup((char *) getdata(n));
+	    ret = p = zalloc((num + 1) * sizeof(char *));
+
+	    for (s = lstate; s; s = s->snext)
+		for (n = firstnode(s->args); n; incnode(n))
+		    *p++ = ztrdup((char *) getdata(n));
 	    *p = NULL;
 
 	    setaparam(args[1], ret);
 
-	    for (num = 0, o = ca_laststate.d->opts, a = ca_laststate.oargs; o;
-		 o = o->next, a++)
-		if (*a)
-		    num += 2;
+	    for (num = 0, s = lstate; s; s = s->snext)
+		for (o = s->d->opts, a = s->oargs; o; o = o->next, a++)
+		    if (*a)
+			num += 2;
 
 	    ret = p = zalloc((num + 1) * sizeof(char *));
 
-	    for (o = ca_laststate.d->opts, a = ca_laststate.oargs; o;
-		 o = o->next, a++) {
-		if (*a) {
-		    *p++ = (o->set ? tricat(o->set, o->name, "") :
-			    ztrdup(o->name));
-		    *p++ = ca_colonlist(*a);
-		}
-	    }
+	    for (s = lstate; s; s = s->snext)
+		for (o = s->d->opts, a = s->oargs; o; o = o->next, a++)
+		    if (*a) {
+			*p++ = (o->set ? tricat(o->set, o->name, "") :
+				ztrdup(o->name));
+			*p++ = ca_colonlist(*a);
+		    }
 	    *p = NULL;
 
 	    sethparam(args[2], ret);