EC_EDITLINE_COMPLETE(3)

💅 EC_EDITLINE_COMPLETE(3) 💅

okay bestie, so this is a page from the Libecoli Programmer's Manual, and it's literally all about ec_editline_complete — the default completion callback that editline uses. yes, THE default one. she's the moment. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

ec_editline_complete — the default completion callback that editline uses. that's it, that's the girl. 💖

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <ecoli/editline.h>

int ec_editline_complete(
    struct editline   *el,  /* The pointer to libedit Editline structure. */
    int                c    /* The character used to complete. */
);

so you include <ecoli/editline.h>, and then ec_editline_complete takes two things:

• el — The pointer to libedit Editline structure. like, the whole editline situation.
• c — The character used to complete. the character doing the completing, iykyk.

and it hands you back an int. cute. 🦋

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🫶 DESCRIPTION 🫶

bestie listen. this function:

• shows you the list of completions when you hit TAB 👑
• shows you contextual help when you hit ? ✨

that's the whole vibe. it's giving "here are your options, and also here's some help if you're confused." no cap.

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💀 RETURN VALUE 💀

it returns an editline error code, and it's one of exactly three:

• CC_REFRESH
• CC_ERROR
• CC_REDISPLAY

periodt. those are the only ones. 💅

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, fr fr:

• ec_editline_get_el(3)
• ec_editline_set_prompt(3)
• ec_editline_set_prompt_esc(3)
• ec_editline_parse(3)
• ec_editline_free(3)
• ec_editline_term_size(3)
• ec_editline_gets(3)
• ec_editline_interact(3)
• ec_editline_set_node(3)
• ec_editline_set_history(3)
• ec_editline(3)
• ec_editline_get_node(3)
• ec_editline_curline(3)

go read them, they don't bite 🐛💜

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👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Copyright (C) 2010-2026 Olivier Matz, Robin Jarry.

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and that's the tea 🍓 this page came from libecoli, dated 2026-06-11, and if you ever need her again just yell man 3 EC_EDITLINE_COMPLETE — she'll be right there. mwah 💋✨