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Suppose I have the following directory structure: folder/ aaa/ f.txt bbb/ f.txt I want to compare the file f.txt as it is common to both directories. So in zsh I type this: % d...
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by
Trevor
·
2025-02-21T23:05:57Z (1 day ago)
zsh - autocomplete with braces in the middle of a directory
Suppose I have the following directory structure:
```txt
folder/
aaa/
f.txt
bbb/
f.txt
```
I want to compare the file `f.txt` as it is common to both directories. So in zsh I type this:
```console
% diff folder/{aaa,bbb}/
```
Pleasingly, zsh autocompletes both the `aaa` and `bbb` directories even inside the brace.
Next, I press the *Tab* key hoping that zsh will autocomplete any files common to both the `aaa` and `bbb` directories, so I'm hoping that pressing *Tab* will result in this:
```console
% diff folder/{aaa,bbb}/f.txt
```
However, what zsh actually does is expand the braces resulting in this:
```console
% diff folder/aaa/ folder/bbb/
```
Is there a way to get zsh to keep the braces in the middle of the directory and autocomplete the common file name as I described?