1 files changed, 21 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Completion/Commands/_most_recent_file b/Completion/Commands/_most_recent_file
index ff5645de5..df35ecba7 100644
--- a/Completion/Commands/_most_recent_file
+++ b/Completion/Commands/_most_recent_file
@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
 #defkeycomp complete-word \C-xm
-local file
-file=($~PREFIX*$~SUFFIX(om[1]N))
-(( $#file )) && compadd -f $file
+
+# Complete the most recent file matching the pattern on the line so
+# far: globbing is active, i.e. *.txt will be expanded to the most recent
+# file ending in .txt
+#
+# With a prefix argument, select the Nth most recent matching file;
+# negative arguments work in the opposite direction, so for example
+# `Esc - \C-x m' gets you the oldest file.
+#
+# (`Most recent' means most recently modified.)
+
+local file tilde etilde
+if [[ $PREFIX = \~*/* ]]; then
+  tilde=${PREFIX%%/*}
+  etilde=${~tilde}
+  file=($~PREFIX*$~SUFFIX(om[$NUMERIC]N))
+  file=(${file/#$etilde/$tilde})
+else
+  file=($~PREFIX*$~SUFFIX(om[$NUMERIC]N))
+fi
+(( $#file )) && compadd -U -f -Q $file