#[non_exhaustive]
pub enum ValueHint {
Show 13 variants Unknown, Other, AnyPath, FilePath, DirPath, ExecutablePath, CommandName, CommandString, CommandWithArguments, Username, Hostname, Url, EmailAddress,
}
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Provide shell with hint on how to complete an argument.

See Arg::value_hint to set this on an argument.

See the clap_complete crate for completion script generation.

Overview of which hints are supported by which shell:

Hintzshfish1
AnyPathYesYes
FilePathYesYes
DirPathYesYes
ExecutablePathYesPartial
CommandNameYesYes
CommandStringYesPartial
CommandWithArgumentsYes
UsernameYesYes
HostnameYesYes
UrlYes
EmailAddressYes

  1. fish completions currently only support named arguments (e.g. -o or –opt), not positional arguments. 

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Unknown

Default value if hint is not specified. Follows shell default behavior, which is usually auto-completing filenames.

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Other

None of the hints below apply. Disables shell completion for this argument.

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AnyPath

Any existing path.

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FilePath

Path to a file.

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DirPath

Path to a directory.

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ExecutablePath

Path to an executable file.

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CommandName

Name of a command, without arguments. May be relative to PATH, or full path to executable.

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CommandString

A single string containing a command and its arguments.

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CommandWithArguments

Capture the remaining arguments as a command name and arguments for that command. This is common when writing shell wrappers that execute anther command, for example sudo or env.

This hint is special, the argument must be a positional argument and have .num_args(1..) and Command must use Command::trailing_var_arg(true). The result is that the command line my_app ls -la / will be parsed as ["ls", "-la", "/"] and clap won’t try to parse the -la argument itself.

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Username

Name of a local operating system user.

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Hostname

Host name of a computer. Shells usually parse /etc/hosts and .ssh/known_hosts to complete hostnames.

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Url

Complete web address.

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EmailAddress

Email address.

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impl Clone for ValueHint

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fn clone(&self) -> ValueHint

Returns a copy of the value. Read more
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fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more
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impl Debug for ValueHint

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fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more
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impl Default for ValueHint

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fn default() -> ValueHint

Returns the “default value” for a type. Read more
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impl FromStr for ValueHint

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type Err = String

The associated error which can be returned from parsing.
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fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, <Self as FromStr>::Err>

Parses a string s to return a value of this type. Read more
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impl Hash for ValueHint

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fn hash<__H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut __H)

Feeds this value into the given Hasher. Read more
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fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H)where H: Hasher, Self: Sized,

Feeds a slice of this type into the given Hasher. Read more
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impl IntoResettable<ValueHint> for Option<ValueHint>

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fn into_resettable(self) -> Resettable<ValueHint>

Convert to the intended resettable type
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impl IntoResettable<ValueHint> for ValueHint

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fn into_resettable(self) -> Resettable<ValueHint>

Convert to the intended resettable type
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impl PartialEq<ValueHint> for ValueHint

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fn eq(&self, other: &ValueHint) -> bool

This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.
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fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.
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impl Copy for ValueHint

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impl Eq for ValueHint

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impl StructuralEq for ValueHint

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impl StructuralPartialEq for ValueHint

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fn type_id(&self) -> TypeId

Gets the TypeId of self. Read more
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fn borrow(&self) -> &T

Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
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fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T

Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
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fn from(t: T) -> T

Returns the argument unchanged.

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fn into(self) -> U

Calls U::from(self).

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type Owned = T

The resulting type after obtaining ownership.
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fn to_owned(&self) -> T

Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning. Read more
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Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning. Read more
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type Error = Infallible

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
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fn try_from(value: U) -> Result<T, <T as TryFrom<U>>::Error>

Performs the conversion.
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type Error = <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
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fn try_into(self) -> Result<U, <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error>

Performs the conversion.