Add Candidate type for case-insensitive completion, shopt_group macro, escape fixes, and vi mode tweaks

src/builtin/shopt.rs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn shopt(node: Node) -> ShResult<()> {
   }
 
   for (arg, span) in argv {
-    let Some(mut output) = write_shopts(|s| s.query(&arg)).blame(span)? else {
+    let Some(mut output) = write_shopts(|s| s.query(&arg)).promote_err(span)? else {
       continue;
     };
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ mod tests {
     assert!(out.contains("dotglob"));
     assert!(out.contains("autocd"));
     assert!(out.contains("max_hist"));
-    assert!(out.contains("edit_mode"));
+    assert!(out.contains("comp_limit"));
   }
 
   #[test]
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ mod tests {
     assert!(out.contains("dotglob"));
     assert!(out.contains("autocd"));
     // Should not contain prompt opts
-    assert!(!out.contains("edit_mode"));
+    assert!(!out.contains("comp_limit"));
   }
 
   #[test]
@@ -107,11 +107,10 @@ mod tests {
   }
 
   #[test]
-  fn shopt_set_edit_mode() {
+  fn shopt_set_completion_ignore_case() {
     let _g = TestGuard::new();
-    test_input("shopt prompt.edit_mode=emacs").unwrap();
+    test_input("shopt prompt.completion_ignore_case=true").unwrap();
-    let mode = read_shopts(|o| format!("{}", o.prompt.edit_mode));
+    assert!(read_shopts(|o| o.prompt.completion_ignore_case));
-    assert_eq!(mode, "emacs");
   }
 
   // ===================== Error cases =====================

src/expand.rs

@@ -1224,11 +1224,13 @@ pub fn unescape_str(raw: &str) -> String {
         while let Some(q_ch) = chars.next() {
           match q_ch {
 						'\\' => {
-              if chars.peek() == Some(&'\'') {
+							match chars.peek() {
-                result.push('\'');
+								Some(&'\\') |
-                chars.next();
+								Some(&'\'') => {
-              } else {
+									let ch = chars.next().unwrap();
-                result.push('\\');
+									result.push(ch);
+								}
+								_ => result.push(q_ch),
 							}
 						}
             '\'' => {

src/readline/complete.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
   collections::HashSet,
-  fmt::{Debug, Write},
+  fmt::{Debug, Display, Write},
   path::PathBuf,
   sync::Arc,
 };
@@ -29,7 +29,103 @@ use crate::{
   },
 };
 
-pub fn complete_signals(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Candidate(pub String);
+
+impl Eq for Candidate {}
+
+impl PartialEq for Candidate {
+	fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+		self.0 == other.0
+	}
+}
+
+impl PartialOrd for Candidate {
+	fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<std::cmp::Ordering> {
+		Some(self.cmp(other))
+	}
+}
+
+impl Ord for Candidate {
+	fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> std::cmp::Ordering {
+		self.0.cmp(&other.0)
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<String> for Candidate {
+	fn from(value: String) -> Self {
+	  Self(value)
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<&String> for Candidate {
+	fn from(value: &String) -> Self {
+		Self(value.clone())
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<&str> for Candidate {
+	fn from(value: &str) -> Self {
+		Self(value.to_string())
+	}
+}
+
+impl Display for Candidate {
+	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+		write!(f, "{}", &self.0)
+	}
+}
+
+impl AsRef<str> for Candidate {
+	fn as_ref(&self) -> &str {
+		&self.0
+	}
+}
+
+impl std::ops::Deref for Candidate {
+	type Target = str;
+	fn deref(&self) -> &str {
+		&self.0
+	}
+}
+
+impl Candidate {
+	pub fn is_match(&self, other: &str) -> bool {
+		let ignore_case = read_shopts(|o| o.prompt.completion_ignore_case);
+		if ignore_case {
+			let other_lower = other.to_lowercase();
+			let self_lower = self.0.to_lowercase();
+			self_lower.starts_with(&other_lower)
+		} else {
+			self.0.starts_with(other)
+		}
+	}
+	pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+		&self.0
+	}
+	pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
+		self.0.as_bytes()
+	}
+	pub fn starts_with(&self, pat: char) -> bool {
+		self.0.starts_with(pat)
+	}
+	pub fn strip_prefix(&self, prefix: &str) -> Option<String> {
+		let ignore_case = read_shopts(|o| o.prompt.completion_ignore_case);
+		if ignore_case {
+			let old_len = self.0.len();
+			let prefix_lower = prefix.to_lowercase();
+			let self_lower = self.0.to_lowercase();
+			let stripped = self_lower.strip_prefix(&prefix_lower)?;
+			let new_len = stripped.len();
+			let delta = old_len - new_len;
+			Some(self.0[delta..].to_string())
+		} else {
+			self.0.strip_prefix(prefix).map(|s| s.to_string())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn complete_signals(start: &str) -> Vec<Candidate> {
   Signal::iterator()
     .map(|s| {
       s.to_string()
@@ -37,29 +133,31 @@ pub fn complete_signals(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
         .unwrap_or(s.as_ref())
         .to_string()
     })
-    .filter(|s| s.starts_with(start))
+		.map(Candidate::from)
+    .filter(|s| s.is_match(start))
     .collect()
 }
 
-pub fn complete_aliases(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+pub fn complete_aliases(start: &str) -> Vec<Candidate> {
   read_logic(|l| {
     l.aliases()
-      .iter()
+			.keys()
-      .filter(|a| a.0.starts_with(start))
+			.map(Candidate::from)
-      .map(|a| a.0.clone())
+      .filter(|a| a.is_match(start))
       .collect()
   })
 }
 
-pub fn complete_jobs(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+pub fn complete_jobs(start: &str) -> Vec<Candidate> {
   if let Some(prefix) = start.strip_prefix('%') {
     read_jobs(|j| {
       j.jobs()
         .iter()
         .filter_map(|j| j.as_ref())
         .filter_map(|j| j.name())
-        .filter(|name| name.starts_with(prefix))
+				.map(Candidate::from)
-        .map(|name| format!("%{name}"))
+        .filter(|name| name.is_match(prefix))
+        .map(|name| format!("%{name}").into())
         .collect()
     })
   } else {
@@ -67,26 +165,26 @@ pub fn complete_jobs(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
       j.jobs()
         .iter()
         .filter_map(|j| j.as_ref())
-        .map(|j| j.pgid().to_string())
+        .map(|j| Candidate::from(j.pgid().to_string()))
-        .filter(|pgid| pgid.starts_with(start))
+        .filter(|pgid| pgid.is_match(start))
         .collect()
     })
   }
 }
 
-pub fn complete_users(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+pub fn complete_users(start: &str) -> Vec<Candidate> {
   let Ok(passwd) = std::fs::read_to_string("/etc/passwd") else {
     return vec![];
   };
   passwd
     .lines()
     .filter_map(|line| line.split(':').next())
-    .filter(|username| username.starts_with(start))
+		.map(Candidate::from)
-    .map(|s| s.to_string())
+    .filter(|username| username.is_match(start))
     .collect()
 }
 
-pub fn complete_vars(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+pub fn complete_vars(start: &str) -> Vec<Candidate> {
   let Some((var_name, name_start, _end)) = extract_var_name(start) else {
     return vec![];
   };
@@ -101,11 +199,12 @@ pub fn complete_vars(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
       .keys()
       .filter(|k| k.starts_with(&var_name) && *k != &var_name)
       .map(|k| format!("{prefix}{k}"))
+			.map(Candidate::from)
       .collect::<Vec<_>>()
   })
 }
 
-pub fn complete_vars_raw(raw: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+pub fn complete_vars_raw(raw: &str) -> Vec<Candidate> {
   if !read_vars(|v| v.get_var(raw)).is_empty() {
     return vec![];
   }
@@ -115,7 +214,7 @@ pub fn complete_vars_raw(raw: &str) -> Vec<String> {
     v.flatten_vars()
       .keys()
       .filter(|k| k.starts_with(raw) && *k != raw)
-      .map(|k| k.to_string())
+      .map(Candidate::from)
       .collect::<Vec<_>>()
   })
 }
@@ -168,12 +267,12 @@ pub fn extract_var_name(text: &str) -> Option<(String, usize, usize)> {
   Some((name, name_start, name_end))
 }
 
-fn complete_commands(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+fn complete_commands(start: &str) -> Vec<Candidate> {
-  let mut candidates: Vec<String> = read_meta(|m| {
+  let mut candidates: Vec<Candidate> = read_meta(|m| {
     m.cached_cmds()
       .iter()
-      .filter(|c| c.starts_with(start))
+			.map(Candidate::from)
-      .cloned()
+      .filter(|c| c.is_match(start))
       .collect()
   });
 
@@ -186,15 +285,16 @@ fn complete_commands(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
   candidates
 }
 
-fn complete_dirs(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+fn complete_dirs(start: &str) -> Vec<Candidate> {
   let filenames = complete_filename(start);
+
   filenames
     .into_iter()
-    .filter(|f| std::fs::metadata(f).map(|m| m.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false))
+    .filter(|f| std::fs::metadata(&f.0).map(|m| m.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false))
     .collect()
 }
 
-fn complete_filename(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+fn complete_filename(start: &str) -> Vec<Candidate> {
   let mut candidates = vec![];
   let has_dotslash = start.starts_with("./");
 
@@ -202,18 +302,18 @@ fn complete_filename(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
   // Use "." if start is empty (e.g., after "foo=")
   let path = PathBuf::from(if start.is_empty() { "." } else { start });
   let (dir, prefix) = if start.ends_with('/') || start.is_empty() {
-    // Completing inside a directory: "src/" → dir="src/", prefix=""
+    // Completing inside a directory: "src/" -> dir="src/", prefix=""
     (path, "")
   } else if let Some(parent) = path.parent()
     && !parent.as_os_str().is_empty()
   {
-    // Has directory component: "src/ma" → dir="src", prefix="ma"
+    // Has directory component: "src/ma" -> dir="src", prefix="ma"
     (
       parent.to_path_buf(),
       path.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap_or(""),
     )
   } else {
-    // No directory: "fil" → dir=".", prefix="fil"
+    // No directory: "fil" -> dir=".", prefix="fil"
     (PathBuf::from("."), start)
   };
 
@@ -223,14 +323,16 @@ fn complete_filename(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
 
   for entry in entries.flatten() {
     let file_name = entry.file_name();
-    let file_str = file_name.to_string_lossy();
+    let file_str: Candidate = file_name.to_string_lossy().to_string().into();
+
+
 
     // Skip hidden files unless explicitly requested
-    if !prefix.starts_with('.') && file_str.starts_with('.') {
+    if !prefix.starts_with('.') && file_str.0.starts_with('.') {
       continue;
     }
 
-    if file_str.starts_with(prefix) {
+    if file_str.is_match(prefix) {
       // Reconstruct full path
       let mut full_path = dir.join(&file_name);
 
@@ -244,7 +346,7 @@ fn complete_filename(start: &str) -> Vec<String> {
         path_raw = path_raw.trim_start_matches("./").to_string();
       }
 
-      candidates.push(path_raw);
+      candidates.push(path_raw.into());
     }
   }
 
@@ -363,7 +465,7 @@ impl BashCompSpec {
       source: String::new(),
     }
   }
-  pub fn exec_comp_func(&self, ctx: &CompContext) -> ShResult<Vec<String>> {
+  pub fn exec_comp_func(&self, ctx: &CompContext) -> ShResult<Vec<Candidate>> {
     let mut vars_to_unset = HashSet::new();
     for var in [
       "COMP_WORDS",
@@ -426,13 +528,19 @@ impl BashCompSpec {
     );
     exec_input(input, None, false, Some("comp_function".into()))?;
 
-    Ok(read_vars(|v| v.get_arr_elems("COMPREPLY")).unwrap_or_default())
+		let comp_reply = read_vars(|v| v.get_arr_elems("COMPREPLY"))
+		.unwrap_or_default()
+		.into_iter()
+		.map(Candidate::from)
+		.collect();
+
+    Ok(comp_reply)
   }
 }
 
 impl CompSpec for BashCompSpec {
-  fn complete(&self, ctx: &CompContext) -> ShResult<Vec<String>> {
+  fn complete(&self, ctx: &CompContext) -> ShResult<Vec<Candidate>> {
-    let mut candidates = vec![];
+    let mut candidates: Vec<Candidate> = vec![];
     let prefix = &ctx.words[ctx.cword];
 
     let expanded = prefix.clone().expand()?.get_words().join(" ");
@@ -461,7 +569,7 @@ impl CompSpec for BashCompSpec {
       candidates.extend(complete_signals(&expanded));
     }
     if let Some(words) = &self.wordlist {
-      candidates.extend(words.iter().filter(|w| w.starts_with(&expanded)).cloned());
+      candidates.extend(words.iter().map(Candidate::from).filter(|w| w.is_match(&expanded)));
     }
     if self.function.is_some() {
       candidates.extend(self.exec_comp_func(ctx)?);
@@ -469,12 +577,12 @@ impl CompSpec for BashCompSpec {
     candidates = candidates
       .into_iter()
       .map(|c| {
-        let stripped = c.strip_prefix(&expanded).unwrap_or_default();
+        let stripped = c.0.strip_prefix(&expanded).unwrap_or_default();
-        format!("{prefix}{stripped}")
+        format!("{prefix}{stripped}").into()
       })
       .collect();
 
-    candidates.sort_by_key(|c| c.len()); // sort by length to prioritize shorter completions, ties are then sorted alphabetically
+    candidates.sort_by_key(|c| c.0.len()); // sort by length to prioritize shorter completions, ties are then sorted alphabetically
 
     Ok(candidates)
   }
@@ -489,7 +597,7 @@ impl CompSpec for BashCompSpec {
 }
 
 pub trait CompSpec: Debug + CloneCompSpec {
-  fn complete(&self, ctx: &CompContext) -> ShResult<Vec<String>>;
+  fn complete(&self, ctx: &CompContext) -> ShResult<Vec<Candidate>>;
   fn source(&self) -> &str;
   fn get_flags(&self) -> CompOptFlags {
     CompOptFlags::empty()
@@ -527,17 +635,17 @@ impl CompContext {
 
 pub enum CompResult {
   NoMatch,
-  Single { result: String },
+  Single { result: Candidate },
-  Many { candidates: Vec<String> },
+  Many { candidates: Vec<Candidate> },
 }
 
 impl CompResult {
-  pub fn from_candidates(candidates: Vec<String>) -> Self {
+  pub fn from_candidates(mut candidates: Vec<Candidate>) -> Self {
     if candidates.is_empty() {
       Self::NoMatch
     } else if candidates.len() == 1 {
       Self::Single {
-        result: candidates[0].clone(),
+        result: candidates.remove(0)
       }
     } else {
       Self::Many { candidates }
@@ -568,7 +676,7 @@ pub trait Completer {
   fn reset(&mut self);
   fn reset_stay_active(&mut self);
   fn is_active(&self) -> bool;
-  fn all_candidates(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+  fn all_candidates(&self) -> Vec<Candidate> {
     vec![]
   }
   fn selected_candidate(&self) -> Option<String>;
@@ -671,6 +779,15 @@ impl From<String> for ScoredCandidate {
   }
 }
 
+impl From<Candidate> for ScoredCandidate {
+  fn from(candidate: Candidate) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      content: candidate.0,
+      score: None,
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct FuzzyLayout {
   rows: u16,
@@ -743,7 +860,7 @@ impl QueryEditor {
 pub struct FuzzySelector {
   query: QueryEditor,
   filtered: Vec<ScoredCandidate>,
-  candidates: Vec<String>,
+  candidates: Vec<Candidate>,
   cursor: ClampedUsize,
   number_candidates: bool,
   old_layout: Option<FuzzyLayout>,
@@ -798,7 +915,7 @@ impl FuzzySelector {
     }
   }
 
-  pub fn candidates(&self) -> &[String] {
+  pub fn candidates(&self) -> &[Candidate] {
     &self.candidates
   }
 
@@ -814,7 +931,7 @@ impl FuzzySelector {
     self.candidates.len()
   }
 
-  pub fn activate(&mut self, candidates: Vec<String>) {
+  pub fn activate(&mut self, candidates: Vec<Candidate>) {
     self.active = true;
     self.candidates = candidates;
     self.score_candidates();
@@ -913,7 +1030,7 @@ impl FuzzySelector {
       .clone()
       .into_iter()
       .filter_map(|c| {
-        let mut sc = ScoredCandidate::new(c);
+        let mut sc = ScoredCandidate::new(c.to_string());
         let score = sc.fuzzy_score(self.query.linebuf.as_str());
         if score > i32::MIN { Some(sc) } else { None }
       })
@@ -1167,7 +1284,7 @@ impl Default for FuzzyCompleter {
 }
 
 impl Completer for FuzzyCompleter {
-  fn all_candidates(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+  fn all_candidates(&self) -> Vec<Candidate> {
     self.selector.candidates.clone()
   }
   fn set_prompt_line_context(&mut self, line_width: u16, cursor_col: u16) {
@@ -1188,12 +1305,34 @@ impl Completer for FuzzyCompleter {
       .original_input
       .get(start..end)
       .unwrap_or_default();
+    let ignore_case = read_shopts(|o| o.prompt.completion_ignore_case);
+    let (prefix, completion) = if ignore_case {
+      // Replace the filename part (after last /) with the candidate's casing
+      // but preserve any unexpanded prefix like $VAR/
+      if let Some(last_sep) = slice.rfind('/') {
+        let prefix_end = start + last_sep + 1;
+        let trailing_slash = selected.ends_with('/');
+        let trimmed = selected.trim_end_matches('/');
+        let mut basename = trimmed.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(&selected).to_string();
+        if trailing_slash {
+          basename.push('/');
+        }
+        (
+          self.completer.original_input[..prefix_end].to_string(),
+          basename,
+        )
+      } else {
+        (self.completer.original_input[..start].to_string(), selected.clone())
+      }
+    } else {
       start += slice.width();
       let completion = selected.strip_prefix(slice).unwrap_or(&selected);
-    let escaped = escape_str(completion, false);
+      (self.completer.original_input[..start].to_string(), completion.to_string())
+    };
+    let escaped = escape_str(&completion, false);
     let ret = format!(
       "{}{}{}",
-      &self.completer.original_input[..start],
+      prefix,
       escaped,
       &self.completer.original_input[end..]
     );
@@ -1256,7 +1395,7 @@ impl Completer for FuzzyCompleter {
 
 #[derive(Default, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct SimpleCompleter {
-  pub candidates: Vec<String>,
+  pub candidates: Vec<Candidate>,
   pub selected_idx: usize,
   pub original_input: String,
   pub token_span: (usize, usize),
@@ -1266,7 +1405,7 @@ pub struct SimpleCompleter {
 }
 
 impl Completer for SimpleCompleter {
-  fn all_candidates(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+  fn all_candidates(&self) -> Vec<Candidate> {
     self.candidates.clone()
   }
   fn reset_stay_active(&mut self) {
@@ -1299,7 +1438,7 @@ impl Completer for SimpleCompleter {
   }
 
   fn selected_candidate(&self) -> Option<String> {
-    self.candidates.get(self.selected_idx).cloned()
+    self.candidates.get(self.selected_idx).map(|c| c.to_string())
   }
 
   fn token_span(&self) -> (usize, usize) {
@@ -1407,7 +1546,7 @@ impl SimpleCompleter {
 					&& !ends_with_unescaped(&c, " ")
           {
             // already has a space
-            format!("{} ", c)
+            Candidate::from(format!("{} ", c))
           } else {
             c
           }
@@ -1449,12 +1588,32 @@ impl SimpleCompleter {
     let selected = &self.candidates[self.selected_idx];
     let (mut start, end) = self.token_span;
     let slice = self.original_input.get(start..end).unwrap_or("");
+    let ignore_case = read_shopts(|o| o.prompt.completion_ignore_case);
+    let (prefix, completion) = if ignore_case {
+      if let Some(last_sep) = slice.rfind('/') {
+        let prefix_end = start + last_sep + 1;
+        let trailing_slash = selected.ends_with('/');
+        let trimmed = selected.trim_end_matches('/');
+        let mut basename = trimmed.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(selected.as_str()).to_string();
+        if trailing_slash {
+          basename.push('/');
+        }
+        (
+          self.original_input[..prefix_end].to_string(),
+          basename,
+        )
+      } else {
+        (self.original_input[..start].to_string(), selected.to_string())
+      }
+    } else {
       start += slice.width();
-    let completion = selected.strip_prefix(slice).unwrap_or(selected);
+      let completion = selected.strip_prefix(slice).unwrap_or(selected.to_string());
-    let escaped = escape_str(completion, false);
+      (self.original_input[..start].to_string(), completion)
+    };
+    let escaped = escape_str(&completion, false);
     format!(
       "{}{}{}",
-      &self.original_input[..start],
+      prefix,
       escaped,
       &self.original_input[end..]
     )
@@ -1649,11 +1808,12 @@ impl SimpleCompleter {
     let is_var_completion = last_marker == Some(markers::VAR_SUB)
       && !candidates.is_empty()
       && candidates.iter().any(|c| c.starts_with('$'));
-    if !is_var_completion {
+    let ignore_case = read_shopts(|o| o.prompt.completion_ignore_case);
+    if !is_var_completion && !ignore_case {
       candidates = candidates
         .into_iter()
         .map(|c| match c.strip_prefix(&expanded) {
-          Some(suffix) => format!("{raw_tk}{suffix}"),
+          Some(suffix) => Candidate::from(format!("{raw_tk}{suffix}")),
           None => c,
         })
         .collect();
@@ -1781,7 +1941,7 @@ mod tests {
   #[test]
   fn complete_signals_int() {
     let results = complete_signals("INT");
-    assert!(results.contains(&"INT".to_string()));
+    assert!(results.contains(&Candidate::from("INT")));
   }
 
   #[test]

src/readline/history.rs

@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ impl History {
         .search_mask
         .clone()
         .into_iter()
-        .map(|ent| ent.command().to_string());
+        .map(|ent| super::complete::Candidate::from(ent.command()));
       self.fuzzy_finder.activate(raw_entries.collect());
       None
     }

src/readline/mod.rs

@@ -675,8 +675,7 @@ impl ShedVi {
 
     if let KeyEvent(KeyCode::Tab, mod_keys) = key {
 			if self.mode.report_mode() != ModeReport::Ex
-        && self.editor.attempt_history_expansion(&self.history)
+      && self.editor.attempt_history_expansion(&self.history) {
-      {
         // If history expansion occurred, don't attempt completion yet
         // allow the user to see the expanded command and accept or edit it before completing
         return Ok(None);
@@ -888,12 +887,14 @@ impl ShedVi {
     let has_edit_verb = cmd.verb().is_some_and(|v| v.1.is_edit());
     let is_shell_cmd = cmd.verb().is_some_and(|v| matches!(v.1, Verb::ShellCmd(_)));
     let is_ex_cmd = cmd.flags.contains(CmdFlags::IS_EX_CMD);
+    log::debug!("is_ex_cmd: {is_ex_cmd}");
     if is_shell_cmd {
       self.old_layout = None;
     }
     if is_ex_cmd {
       self.ex_history.push(cmd.raw_seq.clone());
       self.ex_history.reset();
+      log::debug!("ex_history: {:?}", self.ex_history.entries());
     }
 
     let before = self.editor.buffer.clone();
@@ -1415,7 +1416,11 @@ impl ShedVi {
 
     self.editor.exec_cmd(cmd.clone())?;
 
-    if self.mode.report_mode() == ModeReport::Visual && cmd.verb().is_some() {
+    if self.mode.report_mode() == ModeReport::Visual
+      && cmd
+        .verb()
+        .is_some_and(|v| v.1.is_edit() || v.1 == Verb::Yank)
+    {
       self.editor.stop_selecting();
       let mut mode: Box<dyn ViMode> = Box::new(ViNormal::new());
       self.swap_mode(&mut mode);

src/readline/vicmd.rs

@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@ impl Verb {
         | Self::JoinLines
         | Self::InsertChar(_)
         | Self::Insert(_)
+				| Self::Dedent
+				| Self::Indent
+				| Self::Equalize
         | Self::Rot13
         | Self::EndOfFile
         | Self::IncrementNumber(_)

src/shopt.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,35 @@ use std::{fmt::Display, str::FromStr};
 
 use crate::libsh::error::{ShErr, ShErrKind, ShResult};
 
+/// Escapes a string for embedding inside single quotes.
+/// Only escapes unescaped `\` and `'` characters.
+pub fn escape_for_single_quote(s: &str) -> String {
+  let mut result = String::with_capacity(s.len());
+  let mut chars = s.chars().peekable();
+  while let Some(ch) = chars.next() {
+    if ch == '\\' {
+      match chars.peek() {
+        Some(&'\\') | Some(&'\'') => {
+          // Already escaped — pass through both characters
+          result.push(ch);
+          result.push(chars.next().unwrap());
+        }
+        _ => {
+          // Lone backslash — escape it
+          result.push('\\');
+          result.push('\\');
+        }
+      }
+    } else if ch == '\'' {
+      result.push('\\');
+      result.push('\'');
+    } else {
+      result.push(ch);
+    }
+  }
+  result
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 pub enum ShedBellStyle {
   Audible,
@@ -24,34 +53,97 @@ impl FromStr for ShedBellStyle {
   }
 }
 
-#[derive(Default, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+/// Generates a shopt group struct with `set`, `get`, `Display`, and `Default` impls.
-pub enum ShedEditMode {
+///
-  #[default]
+/// Doc comments on each field become the description shown by `shopt get`.
-  Vi,
+/// Every field type must implement `FromStr + Display`.
-  Emacs,
+///
-}
+/// Optional per-field validation: `#[validate(|val| expr)]` runs after parsing
+/// and must return `Result<(), String>` where the error string is the message.
+macro_rules! shopt_group {
+  (
+    $(#[$struct_meta:meta])*
+    pub struct $name:ident ($group_name:literal) {
+      $(
+        $(#[doc = $desc:literal])*
+        $(#[validate($validator:expr)])?
+        $field:ident : $ty:ty = $default:expr
+      ),* $(,)?
+    }
+  ) => {
+    $(#[$struct_meta])*
+    pub struct $name {
+      $(pub $field: $ty,)*
+    }
 
-impl FromStr for ShedEditMode {
+    impl Default for $name {
-  type Err = ShErr;
+      fn default() -> Self {
-  fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self {
-    match s.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
+          $($field: $default,)*
-      "vi" => Ok(Self::Vi),
+        }
-      "emacs" => Ok(Self::Emacs),
+      }
+    }
+
+    impl $name {
+      pub fn set(&mut self, opt: &str, val: &str) -> ShResult<()> {
+        match opt {
+          $(
+            stringify!($field) => {
+              let parsed = val.parse::<$ty>().map_err(|_| {
+                ShErr::simple(
+                  ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
+                  format!("shopt: invalid value '{}' for {}.{}", val, $group_name, opt),
+                )
+              })?;
+              $(
+                let validate: fn(&$ty) -> Result<(), String> = $validator;
+                validate(&parsed).map_err(|msg| {
+                  ShErr::simple(ShErrKind::SyntaxErr, format!("shopt: {msg}"))
+                })?;
+              )?
+              self.$field = parsed;
+            }
+          )*
+          _ => {
+            return Err(ShErr::simple(
+              ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
+              format!("shopt: unexpected '{}' option '{opt}'", $group_name),
+            ));
+          }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+      }
+
+      pub fn get(&self, query: &str) -> ShResult<Option<String>> {
+        if query.is_empty() {
+          return Ok(Some(format!("{self}")));
+        }
+        match query {
+          $(
+            stringify!($field) => {
+              let desc = concat!($($desc, "\n",)*);
+              let output = format!("{}{}", desc, self.$field);
+              Ok(Some(output))
+            }
+          )*
           _ => Err(ShErr::simple(
             ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-        format!("Invalid edit mode '{s}'"),
+            format!("shopt: unexpected '{}' option '{query}'", $group_name),
           )),
         }
       }
-}
+    }
 
-impl Display for ShedEditMode {
+    impl Display for $name {
       fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-    match self {
+        let output = [
-      ShedEditMode::Vi => write!(f, "vi"),
+          $(format!("{}.{}='{}'", $group_name, stringify!($field),
-      ShedEditMode::Emacs => write!(f, "emacs"),
+            $crate::shopt::escape_for_single_quote(&self.$field.to_string())),)*
+        ];
+        writeln!(f, "{}", output.join("\n"))
       }
     }
+  };
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -82,8 +174,8 @@ impl ShOpts {
 
   pub fn display_opts(&mut self) -> ShResult<String> {
     let output = [
-      format!("core:\n{}", self.query("core")?.unwrap_or_default()),
+      self.query("core")?.unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
-      format!("prompt:\n{}", self.query("prompt")?.unwrap_or_default()),
+      self.query("prompt")?.unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
     ];
 
     Ok(output.join("\n"))
@@ -135,459 +227,78 @@ impl ShOpts {
   }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+shopt_group! {
-pub struct ShOptCore {
+  #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-  pub dotglob: bool,
+  pub struct ShOptCore ("core") {
-  pub autocd: bool,
+    /// Include hidden files in glob patterns
-  pub hist_ignore_dupes: bool,
+    dotglob: bool = false,
-  pub max_hist: isize,
-  pub interactive_comments: bool,
-  pub auto_hist: bool,
-  pub bell_enabled: bool,
-  pub max_recurse_depth: usize,
-  pub xpg_echo: bool,
-  pub noclobber: bool,
-}
 
-impl ShOptCore {
+    /// Allow navigation to directories by passing the directory as a command directly
-  pub fn set(&mut self, opt: &str, val: &str) -> ShResult<()> {
+    autocd: bool = false,
-    match opt {
+
-      "dotglob" => {
+    /// Ignore consecutive duplicate command history entries
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
+    hist_ignore_dupes: bool = true,
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
+
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
+    /// Maximum number of entries in the command history file (-1 for unlimited)
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for dotglob value",
+    #[validate(|v: &isize| if *v < -1 {
-          ));
+      Err("expected a non-negative integer or -1 for max_hist value".into())
-        };
+    } else {
-        self.dotglob = val;
-      }
-      "autocd" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for autocd value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.autocd = val;
-      }
-      "hist_ignore_dupes" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for hist_ignore_dupes value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.hist_ignore_dupes = val;
-      }
-      "max_hist" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<isize>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected an integer for max_hist value (-1 for unlimited)",
-          ));
-        };
-        if val < -1 {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected a non-negative integer or -1 for max_hist value",
-          ));
-        }
-        self.max_hist = val;
-      }
-      "interactive_comments" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for interactive_comments value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.interactive_comments = val;
-      }
-      "auto_hist" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for auto_hist value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.auto_hist = val;
-      }
-      "bell_enabled" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for bell_enabled value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.bell_enabled = val;
-      }
-      "max_recurse_depth" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<usize>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected a positive integer for max_recurse_depth value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.max_recurse_depth = val;
-      }
-      "xpg_echo" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for xpg_echo value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.xpg_echo = val;
-      }
-      "noclobber" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for noclobber value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.noclobber = val;
-      }
-      _ => {
-        return Err(ShErr::simple(
-          ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-          format!("shopt: Unexpected 'core' option '{opt}'"),
-        ));
-      }
-    }
       Ok(())
-  }
+    })]
-  pub fn get(&self, query: &str) -> ShResult<Option<String>> {
+    max_hist: isize = 10_000,
-    if query.is_empty() {
-      return Ok(Some(format!("{self}")));
-    }
 
-    match query {
+    /// Whether or not to allow comments in interactive mode
-      "dotglob" => {
+    interactive_comments: bool = true,
-        let mut output = String::from("Include hidden files in glob patterns\n");
+
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.dotglob));
+    /// Whether or not to automatically save commands to the command history file
-        Ok(Some(output))
+    auto_hist: bool = true,
-      }
+
-      "autocd" => {
+    /// Whether or not to allow shed to trigger the terminal bell
-        let mut output = String::from(
+    bell_enabled: bool = true,
-          "Allow navigation to directories by passing the directory as a command directly\n",
+
-        );
+    /// Maximum limit of recursive shell function calls
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.autocd));
+    max_recurse_depth: usize = 1000,
-        Ok(Some(output))
+
-      }
+    /// Whether echo expands escape sequences by default
-      "hist_ignore_dupes" => {
+    xpg_echo: bool = false,
-        let mut output = String::from("Ignore consecutive duplicate command history entries\n");
+
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.hist_ignore_dupes));
+    /// Prevent > from overwriting existing files (use >| to override)
-        Ok(Some(output))
+    noclobber: bool = false,
-      }
-      "max_hist" => {
-        let mut output = String::from(
-          "Maximum number of entries in the command history file (-1 for unlimited)\n",
-        );
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.max_hist));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "interactive_comments" => {
-        let mut output = String::from("Whether or not to allow comments in interactive mode\n");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.interactive_comments));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "auto_hist" => {
-        let mut output = String::from(
-          "Whether or not to automatically save commands to the command history file\n",
-        );
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.auto_hist));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "bell_enabled" => {
-        let mut output = String::from("Whether or not to allow shed to trigger the terminal bell");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.bell_enabled));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "max_recurse_depth" => {
-        let mut output = String::from("Maximum limit of recursive shell function calls\n");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.max_recurse_depth));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "xpg_echo" => {
-        let mut output = String::from("Whether echo expands escape sequences by default\n");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.xpg_echo));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "noclobber" => {
-        let mut output =
-          String::from("Prevent > from overwriting existing files (use >| to override)\n");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.noclobber));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      _ => Err(ShErr::simple(
-        ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-        format!("shopt: Unexpected 'core' option '{query}'"),
-      )),
-    }
   }
 }
 
-impl Display for ShOptCore {
+shopt_group! {
-  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+  #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-    let mut output = vec![];
+  pub struct ShOptPrompt ("prompt") {
-    output.push(format!("dotglob = {}", self.dotglob));
+    /// Maximum number of path segments used in the '\W' prompt escape sequence
-    output.push(format!("autocd = {}", self.autocd));
+    trunc_prompt_path: usize = 4,
-    output.push(format!("hist_ignore_dupes = {}", self.hist_ignore_dupes));
-    output.push(format!("max_hist = {}", self.max_hist));
-    output.push(format!(
-      "interactive_comments = {}",
-      self.interactive_comments
-    ));
-    output.push(format!("auto_hist = {}", self.auto_hist));
-    output.push(format!("bell_enabled = {}", self.bell_enabled));
-    output.push(format!("max_recurse_depth = {}", self.max_recurse_depth));
-    output.push(format!("xpg_echo = {}", self.xpg_echo));
-    output.push(format!("noclobber = {}", self.noclobber));
 
-    let final_output = output.join("\n");
+    /// Maximum number of completion candidates displayed upon pressing tab
+    comp_limit: usize = 100,
 
-    writeln!(f, "{final_output}")
+    /// Whether to enable or disable syntax highlighting on the prompt
-  }
+    highlight: bool = true,
-}
 
-impl Default for ShOptCore {
+    /// Whether to automatically indent new lines in multiline commands
-  fn default() -> Self {
+    auto_indent: bool = true,
-    ShOptCore {
-      dotglob: false,
-      autocd: false,
-      hist_ignore_dupes: true,
-      max_hist: 10_000,
-      interactive_comments: true,
-      auto_hist: true,
-      bell_enabled: true,
-      max_recurse_depth: 1000,
-      xpg_echo: false,
-      noclobber: false,
-    }
-  }
-}
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+    /// Whether to automatically insert a newline when the input is incomplete
-pub struct ShOptPrompt {
+    linebreak_on_incomplete: bool = true,
-  pub trunc_prompt_path: usize,
-  pub edit_mode: ShedEditMode,
-  pub comp_limit: usize,
-  pub highlight: bool,
-  pub auto_indent: bool,
-  pub linebreak_on_incomplete: bool,
-  pub leader: String,
-  pub line_numbers: bool,
-  pub screensaver_cmd: String,
-  pub screensaver_idle_time: usize,
-}
 
-impl ShOptPrompt {
+    /// The leader key sequence used in keymap bindings
-  pub fn set(&mut self, opt: &str, val: &str) -> ShResult<()> {
+    leader: String = " ".to_string(),
-    match opt {
-      "trunc_prompt_path" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<usize>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected a positive integer for trunc_prompt_path value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.trunc_prompt_path = val;
-      }
-      "edit_mode" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<ShedEditMode>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'vi' or 'emacs' for edit_mode value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.edit_mode = val;
-      }
-      "comp_limit" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<usize>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected a positive integer for comp_limit value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.comp_limit = val;
-      }
-      "highlight" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for highlight value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.highlight = val;
-      }
-      "auto_indent" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for auto_indent value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.auto_indent = val;
-      }
-      "linebreak_on_incomplete" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for linebreak_on_incomplete value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.linebreak_on_incomplete = val;
-      }
-      "leader" => {
-        self.leader = val.to_string();
-      }
-      "line_numbers" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<bool>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected 'true' or 'false' for line_numbers value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.line_numbers = val;
-      }
-      "screensaver_cmd" => {
-        self.screensaver_cmd = val.to_string();
-      }
-      "screensaver_idle_time" => {
-        let Ok(val) = val.parse::<usize>() else {
-          return Err(ShErr::simple(
-            ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-            "shopt: expected a positive integer for screensaver_idle_time value",
-          ));
-        };
-        self.screensaver_idle_time = val;
-      }
-      "custom" => {
-        todo!()
-      }
-      _ => {
-        return Err(ShErr::simple(
-          ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-          format!("shopt: Unexpected 'prompt' option '{opt}'"),
-        ));
-      }
-    }
-    Ok(())
-  }
-  pub fn get(&self, query: &str) -> ShResult<Option<String>> {
-    if query.is_empty() {
-      return Ok(Some(format!("{self}")));
-    }
 
-    match query {
+    /// Whether to display line numbers in multiline input
-      "trunc_prompt_path" => {
+    line_numbers: bool = true,
-        let mut output = String::from(
-          "Maximum number of path segments used in the '\\W' prompt escape sequence\n",
-        );
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.trunc_prompt_path));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "edit_mode" => {
-        let mut output =
-          String::from("The style of editor shortcuts used in the line-editing of the prompt\n");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.edit_mode));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "comp_limit" => {
-        let mut output =
-          String::from("Maximum number of completion candidates displayed upon pressing tab\n");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.comp_limit));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "highlight" => {
-        let mut output =
-          String::from("Whether to enable or disable syntax highlighting on the prompt\n");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.highlight));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "auto_indent" => {
-        let mut output =
-          String::from("Whether to automatically indent new lines in multiline commands\n");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.auto_indent));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "linebreak_on_incomplete" => {
-        let mut output =
-          String::from("Whether to automatically insert a newline when the input is incomplete\n");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.linebreak_on_incomplete));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "leader" => {
-        let mut output = String::from("The leader key sequence used in keymap bindings\n");
-        output.push_str(&self.leader);
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "line_numbers" => {
-        let mut output = String::from("Whether to display line numbers in multiline input\n");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.line_numbers));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "screensaver_cmd" => {
-        let mut output = String::from("Command to execute as a screensaver after idle timeout\n");
-        output.push_str(&self.screensaver_cmd);
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      "screensaver_idle_time" => {
-        let mut output =
-          String::from("Idle time in seconds before running screensaver_cmd (0 = disabled)\n");
-        output.push_str(&format!("{}", self.screensaver_idle_time));
-        Ok(Some(output))
-      }
-      _ => Err(ShErr::simple(
-        ShErrKind::SyntaxErr,
-        format!("shopt: Unexpected 'prompt' option '{query}'"),
-      )),
-    }
-  }
-}
 
-impl Display for ShOptPrompt {
+    /// Command to execute as a screensaver after idle timeout
-  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+    screensaver_cmd: String = String::new(),
-    let mut output = vec![];
 
-    output.push(format!("trunc_prompt_path = {}", self.trunc_prompt_path));
+    /// Idle time in seconds before running screensaver_cmd (0 = disabled)
-    output.push(format!("edit_mode = {}", self.edit_mode));
+    screensaver_idle_time: usize = 0,
-    output.push(format!("comp_limit = {}", self.comp_limit));
-    output.push(format!("highlight = {}", self.highlight));
-    output.push(format!("auto_indent = {}", self.auto_indent));
-    output.push(format!(
-      "linebreak_on_incomplete = {}",
-      self.linebreak_on_incomplete
-    ));
-    output.push(format!("leader = {}", self.leader));
-    output.push(format!("line_numbers = {}", self.line_numbers));
-    output.push(format!("screensaver_cmd = {}", self.screensaver_cmd));
-    output.push(format!(
-      "screensaver_idle_time = {}",
-      self.screensaver_idle_time
-    ));
 
-    let final_output = output.join("\n");
+    /// Whether tab completion matching is case-insensitive
-
+    completion_ignore_case: bool = false,
-    writeln!(f, "{final_output}")
-  }
-}
-
-impl Default for ShOptPrompt {
-  fn default() -> Self {
-    ShOptPrompt {
-      trunc_prompt_path: 4,
-      edit_mode: ShedEditMode::Vi,
-      comp_limit: 100,
-      highlight: true,
-      auto_indent: true,
-      linebreak_on_incomplete: true,
-      leader: "\\".to_string(),
-      line_numbers: true,
-      screensaver_cmd: String::new(),
-      screensaver_idle_time: 0,
-    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -654,12 +365,6 @@ mod tests {
   fn set_and_get_prompt_opts() {
     let mut opts = ShOpts::default();
 
-    opts.set("prompt.edit_mode", "emacs").unwrap();
-    assert!(matches!(opts.prompt.edit_mode, ShedEditMode::Emacs));
-
-    opts.set("prompt.edit_mode", "vi").unwrap();
-    assert!(matches!(opts.prompt.edit_mode, ShedEditMode::Vi));
-
     opts.set("prompt.comp_limit", "50").unwrap();
     assert_eq!(opts.prompt.comp_limit, 50);
 
@@ -704,7 +409,6 @@ mod tests {
     assert!(opts.set("core.dotglob", "notabool").is_err());
     assert!(opts.set("core.max_hist", "notanint").is_err());
     assert!(opts.set("core.max_recurse_depth", "-5").is_err());
-    assert!(opts.set("prompt.edit_mode", "notepad").is_err());
     assert!(opts.set("prompt.comp_limit", "abc").is_err());
   }
 
@@ -718,7 +422,6 @@ mod tests {
     assert!(core_output.contains("bell_enabled"));
 
     let prompt_output = opts.get("prompt").unwrap().unwrap();
-    assert!(prompt_output.contains("edit_mode"));
     assert!(prompt_output.contains("comp_limit"));
     assert!(prompt_output.contains("highlight"));
   }

src/state.rs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::{
   },
   prelude::*,
   readline::{
-    complete::{BashCompSpec, CompSpec},
+    complete::{BashCompSpec, Candidate, CompSpec},
     keys::KeyEvent,
     markers,
   },
@@ -1001,6 +1001,13 @@ impl From<Vec<String>> for Var {
   }
 }
 
+impl From<Vec<Candidate>> for Var {
+	fn from(value: Vec<Candidate>) -> Self {
+	  let as_strs = value.into_iter().map(|c| c.0).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+		Self::new(VarKind::Arr(as_strs.into()), VarFlags::NONE)
+	}
+}
+
 impl From<&[String]> for Var {
   fn from(value: &[String]) -> Self {
     let mut new = VecDeque::new();