Re: tramp 2.1.11 completion list force refresh

[Pete Forman]

At 2007-11-15 12:11 +0100, Michael Albinus wrote:
> Pete Forman <address@hidden> writes:
> > Would it be possible to check the previous key strokes or function call?
> > Two failed completions in a row points to a stale cache.  Pressing tab
> > or whatever a second time would refresh the cache.
>
> There are no "failed completions" Tramp could detect today. It simply
> uses its cache, and it believes that is OK.

My typical usage is to enter a letter or two and then a completion key.
So I do see a failed completion, there is no match in the cache.

Another case to consider is where a match is found in the cache, but
not the desired file.  Then the sequence would be something like <TAB>
<TAB> [refresh] <UNDO>.

> Flushing the cache after hitting a completion key (like <TAB>) several
> times is a good approach.

Yes, it quite natural to repeat an operation that has not met
expectations, though usually futile.

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