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My zshrc includes the following function to create a directory and then enter it:



function mcd () {
mkdir -p "$*" && cd "$*"
}


The function itself works fine but I get odd behavior with completion. If I start typing e.g. mcd ~/ and then press Tab, the message



_mtools_drives:3: command not found: mtoolstest


is inserted at the insertion point and nothing is completed. What I want is for the command to be completed just as mkdir would be: zsh should offer me the names of existing directories.



How do I tell zsh that for completion purposes, it should treat mcd the same as mkdir?









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    My zshrc includes the following function to create a directory and then enter it:



    function mcd () {
    mkdir -p "$*" && cd "$*"
    }


    The function itself works fine but I get odd behavior with completion. If I start typing e.g. mcd ~/ and then press Tab, the message



    _mtools_drives:3: command not found: mtoolstest


    is inserted at the insertion point and nothing is completed. What I want is for the command to be completed just as mkdir would be: zsh should offer me the names of existing directories.



    How do I tell zsh that for completion purposes, it should treat mcd the same as mkdir?









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      My zshrc includes the following function to create a directory and then enter it:



      function mcd () {
      mkdir -p "$*" && cd "$*"
      }


      The function itself works fine but I get odd behavior with completion. If I start typing e.g. mcd ~/ and then press Tab, the message



      _mtools_drives:3: command not found: mtoolstest


      is inserted at the insertion point and nothing is completed. What I want is for the command to be completed just as mkdir would be: zsh should offer me the names of existing directories.



      How do I tell zsh that for completion purposes, it should treat mcd the same as mkdir?









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      My zshrc includes the following function to create a directory and then enter it:



      function mcd () {
      mkdir -p "$*" && cd "$*"
      }


      The function itself works fine but I get odd behavior with completion. If I start typing e.g. mcd ~/ and then press Tab, the message



      _mtools_drives:3: command not found: mtoolstest


      is inserted at the insertion point and nothing is completed. What I want is for the command to be completed just as mkdir would be: zsh should offer me the names of existing directories.



      How do I tell zsh that for completion purposes, it should treat mcd the same as mkdir?







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