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 2.6 Custom Completers
 =====================
 
 Typically, a program that reads commands from the user has a way of
 disambiguating commands and data.  If your program is one of these, then
 it can provide completion for commands, data, or both.  The following
 sections describe how your program and Readline cooperate to provide
 this service.

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· How Completing Works        The logic used to do completion.
· Completion Functions        Functions provided by Readline.
· Completion Variables        Variables which control completion.
· A Short Completion Example  An example of writing completer subroutines.
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