Feature Request: Autocomplete non-executables

[CIPop]

There are many issues like #508 pointing out that non-executables don't autocomplete.
A current workaround exists: set exec_match_style to -1

# name: Executable match style
# type: enum
#  0 = PATH only
#  1 = PATH and CWD
#  2 = PATH, CWD, and directories
# Changes how Clink will match executables when there is no path separator on
# the line. 0 = PATH only, 1 = PATH and CWD, 2 = PATH, CWD, and directories. In
# all cases both executables and directories are matched when there is a path
# separator present. A value of -1 will disable executable matching completely.
exec_match_style = 2

This is a feature request to allow autocompletion for local files either:

1. All local files could auto-complete.
2. Allow us to define executables (*.exe, *.cmd, etc)

[CIPop]

#2 is explained here: #826 (comment)

On Windows in cmd.exe sessions executeable file extensions are configured by the PATHEXT environment variable. Mine is currently set to:
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC

I'll leave this item opened - can we have this automatically populated by cmder instead of all of us adding to this environment? Maybe another config such as exec_extensions = ...?

[daxgames]

You can auto-populate it by editing your user_profile.cmd. Something like:

set PATHEXT=%PATH_EXT%,.PY,.PL

The above will make *.pl and *.py files autocomplete.

If you want to do the -1 thing and that does what you want then that is also an option.

This will not be added as a feature of Cmder. That is why you have user init scripts.