1 files changed, 31 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/makeAutocompleteFiles.bash.go b/makeAutocompleteFiles.bash.go
index 43d2bf4..d27f167 100644
--- a/makeAutocompleteFiles.bash.go
+++ b/makeAutocompleteFiles.bash.go
@@ -1,14 +1,44 @@
 package prep
 
-// initializes logging and command line options
+// makes the needed bash completion in the bash standard paths
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/config"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
+func makeBashCompleteFiles(argname string) {
+	fmt.Println(makeBashCompletionText2(argname))
+
+	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("# %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	filename := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".local/share/bash-completion/completions", argname)
+	if config.Exists(filename) {
+		log.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "# file already exists", filename)
+		// os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	basedir, _ := filepath.Split(filename)
+	if !config.IsDir(basedir) {
+		os.MkdirAll(basedir, os.ModePerm)
+	}
+
+	if f, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644); err == nil {
+		f.Write([]byte(makeBashCompletionText2(argname)))
+		f.Close()
+	} else {
+		log.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "# open file error", filename, err)
+	}
+}
+
 // deprecate this
 func Bash3(dest any) *Auto {
 	return Autocomplete(dest)