So I see a lot of zsh completion scripts doing:
#compdef _example example
as s short form for
#compdef example
compdef _example example
But looking at the documentation for my 5.9 version, this doesn't seem to be specified (and not needed?).
The specifier
#compdef example
should be enough to mark the file autoloadable and the function defined in it will be called when completing 'example'.
So is that indeed an old style?
Ah ha, I figured out how to load bash completions into zsh:
1. The completion file name must start with with a `_` character.
2. The completion file must be installed into `/usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/`.
3. The completion file must start with the lines `#compdef command-name-here`.
4. You must enable and call the `compinit` and `bashcompinit` modules/commands in your `~/.zshrc`.
If any of those things are missing, the completions won't load/work.
#zsh #bashcompletion
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