docs(api-and-naming): use REPLY for return variable instead of ret

bash_completion.d/000_bash_completion_compat.bash

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ have()
 
 # This function shell-quotes the argument
 # @deprecated 2.12 Use `_comp_quote` instead.  Note that `_comp_quote` stores
-#   the results in the variable `ret` instead of writing them to stdout.
+#   the results in the variable `REPLY` instead of writing them to stdout.
 quote()
 {
     local quoted=${1//\'/\'\\\'\'}
@@ -68,33 +68,33 @@ quote()
 # @deprecated 2.12 Use `_comp_quote_compgen`
 quote_readline()
 {
-    local ret
+    local REPLY
     _comp_quote_compgen "$1"
-    printf %s "$ret"
+    printf %s "$REPLY"
 }
 
 # This function is the same as `_comp_quote_compgen`, but receives the second
 # argument specifying the variable name to store the result.
 # @param $1  Argument to quote
 # @param $2  Name of variable to return result to
 # @deprecated 2.12 Use `_comp_quote_compgen "$1"` instead.  Note that
-# `_comp_quote_compgen` stores the result in a fixed variable `ret`.
+# `_comp_quote_compgen` stores the result in a fixed variable `REPLY`.
 _quote_readline_by_ref()
 {
-    [[ $2 == ret ]] || local ret
+    [[ $2 == REPLY ]] || local REPLY
     _comp_quote_compgen "$1"
-    [[ $2 == ret ]] || printf -v "$2" %s "$ret"
+    [[ $2 == REPLY ]] || printf -v "$2" %s "$REPLY"
 }
 
 # This function shell-dequotes the argument
 # @deprecated 2.12 Use `_comp_dequote' instead.  Note that `_comp_dequote`
-#   stores the results in the array `ret` instead of writing them to stdout.
+#   stores the results in the array `REPLY` instead of writing them to stdout.
 dequote()
 {
-    local ret
+    local REPLY
     _comp_dequote "$1"
     local rc=$?
-    printf %s "$ret"
+    printf %s "$REPLY"
     return $rc
 }
 
@@ -198,14 +198,14 @@ _get_pword()
 
 # Get real command.
 # @deprecated 2.12 Use `_comp_realcommand` instead.
-# Note that `_comp_realcommand` stores the result in the variable `ret`
+# Note that `_comp_realcommand` stores the result in the variable `REPLY`
 # instead of writing it to stdout.
 _realcommand()
 {
-    local ret
+    local REPLY
     _comp_realcommand "$1"
     local rc=$?
-    printf "%s\n" "$ret"
+    printf "%s\n" "$REPLY"
     return $rc
 }
 
@@ -328,14 +328,14 @@ _parse_help()
     if [[ $1 == - ]]; then
         args=(-)
     else
-        local ret opt IFS=$' \t\n'
+        local REPLY opt IFS=$' \t\n'
         _comp_dequote "$1"
         _comp_split opt "${2:---help}"
-        args=(-c "$ret" ${opt[@]+"${opt[@]}"})
+        args=(-c "$REPLY" ${opt[@]+"${opt[@]}"})
     fi
-    local -a ret=()
-    _comp_compgen -Rv ret help "${args[@]}" || return 1
-    ((${#ret[@]})) && printf '%s\n' "${ret[@]}"
+    local -a REPLY=()
+    _comp_compgen -Rv REPLY help "${args[@]}" || return 1
+    ((${#REPLY[@]})) && printf '%s\n' "${REPLY[@]}"
     return 0
 }
 
@@ -352,23 +352,23 @@ _parse_usage()
     if [[ $1 == - ]]; then
         args=(-)
     else
-        local ret opt IFS=$' \t\n'
+        local REPLY opt IFS=$' \t\n'
         _comp_dequote "$1"
         _comp_split opt "${2:---usage}"
-        args=(-c "$ret" ${opt[@]+"${opt[@]}"})
+        args=(-c "$REPLY" ${opt[@]+"${opt[@]}"})
     fi
-    local -a ret=()
-    _comp_compgen -Rv ret usage "${args[@]}" || return 1
-    ((${#ret[@]})) && printf '%s\n' "${ret[@]}"
+    local -a REPLY=()
+    _comp_compgen -Rv REPLY usage "${args[@]}" || return 1
+    ((${#REPLY[@]})) && printf '%s\n' "${REPLY[@]}"
     return 0
 }
 
 # @deprecated 2.12 Use `_comp_get_ncpus`.
 _ncpus()
 {
-    local ret
+    local REPLY
     _comp_get_ncpus
-    printf %s "$ret"
+    printf %s "$REPLY"
 }
 
 # Expand variable starting with tilde (~).
@@ -381,14 +381,14 @@ _ncpus()
 #
 # @deprecated 2.12 Use `_comp_expand_tilde`.  The new function receives the
 # value instead of a variable name as $1 and always returns the result to the
-# variable `ret`.
+# variable `REPLY`.
 __expand_tilde_by_ref()
 {
     [[ ${1+set} ]] || return 0
-    [[ $1 == ret ]] || local ret
+    [[ $1 == REPLY ]] || local REPLY
     _comp_expand_tilde "${!1-}"
     # shellcheck disable=SC2059
-    [[ $1 == ret ]] || printf -v "$1" "$ret"
+    [[ $1 == REPLY ]] || printf -v "$1" "$REPLY"
 }
 
 # @deprecated 2.12 Use `_comp_compgen -a cd_devices`
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ _fstypes()
 # @deprecated 2.12 Use `_comp_get_first_arg`.  Note that the new function
 # `_comp_get_first_arg` operates on `words` and `cword` instead of `COMP_WORDS`
 # and `COMP_CWORD`.  The new function considers a command-line argument after
-# `--` as an argument.  The new function returns the result in variable `ret`
+# `--` as an argument.  The new function returns the result in variable `REPLY`
 # instead of `arg`.
 _get_first_arg()
 {
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ _get_first_arg()
 # @param $3 glob   Options that should be counted as args
 # @var[out] args   Return the number of arguments
 # @deprecated 2.12 Use `_comp_count_args`.  Note that the new function
-# `_comp_count_args` returns the result in variable `ret` instead of `args`.
+# `_comp_count_args` returns the result in variable `REPLY` instead of `args`.
 # In the new function, `-` is also counted as an argument.  The new function
 # counts all the arguments after `--`.
 # shellcheck disable=SC2178 # assignments are not intended for global "args"

completions/2to3

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ _comp_cmd_2to3()
             return
             ;;
         -j | --processes)
-            local ret
+            local REPLY
             _comp_get_ncpus
-            _comp_compgen -- -W "{1..$ret}"
+            _comp_compgen -- -W "{1..$REPLY}"
             return
             ;;
         -o | --output-dir)

completions/7z

@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ _comp_cmd_7z()
         return
     fi
 
-    local ret
+    local REPLY
     _comp_count_args
-    if ((ret == 2)); then
+    if ((REPLY == 2)); then
         _comp_compgen_filedir_xspec unzip
         # TODO: parsing 7z i output?
         # - how to figure out if the format is input or output?

completions/Makefile.am

@@ -1222,9 +1222,9 @@ install-data-hook: ss = $(SETUP_SYMLINKS) $(DESTDIR)$(bashcompdir)
 install-data-hook: symlinks
 
 check-local:
-	ret=0; \
+	REPLY=0; \
 	for file in $(bashcomp_DATA); do \
 		$${bashcomp_bash:-$${BASH:-bash}} \
-			-O extglob -n $(srcdir)/$$file || ret=$$?; \
+			-O extglob -n $(srcdir)/$$file || REPLY=$$?; \
 	done; \
-	exit $$ret
+	exit $$REPLY

completions/_cal

@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ _comp_cmd_cal()
         return
     fi
 
-    local ret
+    local REPLY
     _comp_count_args
-    ((ret == 1)) && _comp_compgen -- -W '{1..12}'
+    ((REPLY == 1)) && _comp_compgen -- -W '{1..12}'
 } &&
     complete -F _comp_cmd_cal cal ncal
 

completions/_umount.linux

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ _comp_cmd_umount__reply_compgen_array()
     # argument.
     local i wlist
     for i in ${!COMPREPLY[*]}; do
-        local ret
-        printf -v ret %q "${COMPREPLY[i]}"
-        _comp_quote "$ret"
-        wlist+=$ret$'\n'
+        local REPLY
+        printf -v REPLY %q "${COMPREPLY[i]}"
+        _comp_quote "$REPLY"
+        wlist+=$REPLY$'\n'
     done
 
     # We also have to add another round of escaping to $cur.

completions/_xm

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ _comp_cmd_xm()
 
     # TODO: split longopt
 
-    local ret command commands options
+    local REPLY command commands options
 
     commands='console vncviewer create new delete destroy domid domname
         dump-core list mem-max mem-set migrate pause reboot rename reset
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ _comp_cmd_xm()
                     vcpu-list | vcpu-pin | vcpu-set | block-list | \
                     network-list | vtpm-list)
                     _comp_count_args
-                    case $ret in
+                    case $REPLY in
                         2)
                             _comp_cmd_xm__domain_names
                             ;;
                     esac
                     ;;
                 migrate)
                     _comp_count_args
-                    case $ret in
+                    case $REPLY in
                         2)
                             _comp_cmd_xm__domain_names
                             ;;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ _comp_cmd_xm()
                     ;;
                 save)
                     _comp_count_args
-                    case $ret in
+                    case $REPLY in
                         2)
                             _comp_cmd_xm__domain_names
                             ;;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ _comp_cmd_xm()
                     ;;
                 sysrq)
                     _comp_count_args
-                    case $ret in
+                    case $REPLY in
                         2)
                             _comp_cmd_xm__domain_names
                             ;;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ _comp_cmd_xm()
                     ;;
                 block-attach)
                     _comp_count_args
-                    case $ret in
+                    case $REPLY in
                         2)
                             _comp_cmd_xm__domain_names
                             ;;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ _comp_cmd_xm()
                     ;;
                 block-detach)
                     _comp_count_args
-                    case $ret in
+                    case $REPLY in
                         2)
                             _comp_cmd_xm__domain_names
                             ;;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ _comp_cmd_xm()
                     ;;
                 network-attach)
                     _comp_count_args
-                    case $ret in
+                    case $REPLY in
                         2)
                             _comp_cmd_xm__domain_names
                             ;;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ _comp_cmd_xm()
                     ;;
                 network-detach)
                     _comp_count_args
-                    case $ret in
+                    case $REPLY in
                         2)
                             _comp_cmd_xm__domain_names
                             ;;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ _comp_cmd_xm()
                     esac
 
                     _comp_count_args
-                    case $ret in
+                    case $REPLY in
                         2)
                             _comp_cmd_xm__domain_names
                             ;;

completions/ant

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ _comp_cmd_ant__targets()
     # parse buildfile for targets
     while read -rd '>' line; do
         if [[ $line =~ \<(target|extension-point)[[:space:]].*name=[\"\']([^\"\']+) ]]; then
-            ret+=("${BASH_REMATCH[2]}")
+            REPLY+=("${BASH_REMATCH[2]}")
         fi
     done <"$1"
 
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ _comp_cmd_ant()
         fi
         [[ ! -f $buildfile ]] && return
 
-        local ret=()
+        local REPLY=()
 
         # fill targets
         _comp_cmd_ant__targets "$buildfile"
 
-        _comp_compgen -- -W '"${ret[@]}"'
+        _comp_compgen -- -W '"${REPLY[@]}"'
     fi
 } &&
     complete -F _comp_cmd_ant ant phing

completions/arp

@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ _comp_cmd_arp()
         return
     fi
 
-    local ret
+    local REPLY
     _comp_count_args -a "@(--device|--protocol|--file|--hw-type|-${noargopts}[iApfHt])"
-    case $ret in
+    case $REPLY in
         1)
             local ips=$("$1" -an | command sed -ne \
                 's/.*(\([0-9]\{1,3\}\(\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\)\{3\}\)).*/\1/p')

completions/avctrl

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ _comp_cmd_avctrl()
     if [[ $cur == -* ]]; then
         _comp_compgen -- -W '--help --quiet'
     else
-        local ret
+        local REPLY
         _comp_count_args
-        if ((ret == 1)); then
+        if ((REPLY == 1)); then
             _comp_compgen -- -W 'discover switch'
         fi
     fi

completions/bzip2

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ _comp_cmd_bzip2()
             return
             ;;
         -${noargopts}n)
-            local ret
+            local REPLY
             _comp_get_ncpus
-            _comp_compgen -- -W "{1..$ret}"
+            _comp_compgen -- -W "{1..$REPLY}"
             return
             ;;
     esac

completions/chmod

@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ _comp_cmd_chmod()
         return
     fi
 
-    local ret
+    local REPLY
     _comp_count_args -i "$modearg"
 
-    case $ret in
+    case $REPLY in
         1) ;; # mode
         *) _comp_compgen_filedir ;;
     esac

completions/chown

@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ _comp_cmd_chown()
             --no-dereference --from --silent --quiet --reference --recursive
             --verbose --help --version $opts'
     else
-        local ret
+        local REPLY
 
         # The first argument is a usergroup; the rest are filedir.
         _comp_count_args
 
-        if ((ret == 1)); then
+        if ((REPLY == 1)); then
             _comp_compgen_usergroups -u
         else
             _comp_compgen_filedir