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Breadth-first versus depth-first autocompletion

I've seen two approaches taken to autocompletion in shells and similar environments:

Micro

I prefer breadth-first because:

Some environments, like the fish shell, use breadth-first completion but move into depth-first if you continue to press tab after a completion that didn't give you a full possibility. This is obviously better than having only one available, but if I only get one, I definitely prefer breadth-first.

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