Enter should not auto-complete commandline arguments

[JasonWoof]

This report is about -show run

Use-case:

I type: icew and press enter

result: it runs "iceweasel", as it should

I type: iceweasel jasonwoof.com

result: it opens my home page

I type: icew

result: it opens my home page

expected result: it opens iceweasel (not passing it any paramaters)

me: wtf? I didn't ask for jasonwoof.com, I just wanted iceweasel

Conclusions:

1. auto-completing command names is awesome (since incomplete command names don't work).
2. auto-completing command+parameters results in inconsistent (across time) results, thus forcing the user to break their concentration to pay attention to your program, instead of just typing what they want. It is important to me that I can always type the same sequence of keys to get a web browser. When this is the case, that sequence of keys becomes a habit, something I can do without breaking my concentration.

[DaveDavenport]

The problem described is caused by history. Disable history should make it be consistent.

If enabled, when you enter iceweasel someurl.com this will be added to history.

Next time you search icew: iceweasel and iceweasel someurl.com is in the list.

Depending on the sorting algorithm set, it will either pick closes match iceweasel (levensteihn) or iceweasel someurl.com (last used)

[JasonWoof]

Thanks. Disabling history is good enough for me.

[gergesh]

I know that this is old and closed - but I'd like to join the request. Disabling history isn't a good solution. I'd like to be able to type commands that require command line arguments without the compromise of typing 'ch' and being offered abcecho instead of chromium. Would it be hard to implement history only for the first word in the command?

[ghost]

Another solution could be to introduce a key bind to run the command written by the user instead of the one suggested/auto-completed, so you don't have to delete an entry or disable history every time.

[sardemff7]

It already exists, and it gets added to the history. Please do not revive ancient bug reports for unrelated (or loosely related) comments.