diff --git a/args.go b/args.go
index 6d4fea6..1fe090a 100644
--- a/args.go
+++ b/args.go
@@ -1,23 +1,43 @@
 package complete
 
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
 // Args describes command line arguments
 type Args struct {
 	// All lists of all arguments in command line (not including the command itself)
-	All           []string
+	All []string
 	// Completed lists of all completed arguments in command line,
 	// If the last one is still being typed - no space after it,
 	// it won't appear in this list of arguments.
-	Completed     []string
+	Completed []string
 	// Last argument in command line, the one being typed, if the last
 	// character in the command line is a space, this argument will be empty,
 	// otherwise this would be the last word.
-	Last          string
+	Last string
 	// LastCompleted is the last argument that was fully typed.
 	// If the last character in the command line is space, this would be the
 	// last word, otherwise, it would be the word before that.
 	LastCompleted string
 }
 
+// Directory gives the directory of the current written
+// last argument if it represents a file name being written.
+// in case that it is not, we fall back to the current directory.
+func (a Args) Directory() string {
+	if info, err := os.Stat(a.Last); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
+		return a.Last
+	}
+	dir := filepath.Dir(a.Last)
+	_, err := os.Stat(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "./"
+	}
+	return dir
+}
+
 func newArgs(line []string) Args {
 	completed := removeLast(line)
 	return Args{
diff --git a/complete_test.go b/complete_test.go
index c9d544b..5cc4be0 100644
--- a/complete_test.go
+++ b/complete_test.go
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ func TestCompleter_Complete(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			args: "sub2 ",
-			want: []string{"./", "./dir/", "./readme.md", "-flag2", "-flag3", "-h", "-global1", "-o"},
+			want: []string{"./", "./dir/", "./outer/", "./readme.md", "-flag2", "-flag3", "-h", "-global1", "-o"},
 		},
 		{
 			args: "sub2 ./",
-			want: []string{"./", "./readme.md", "./dir/"},
+			want: []string{"./", "./readme.md", "./dir/", "./outer/"},
 		},
 		{
 			args: "sub2 re",
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestCompleter_Complete(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			args: "sub2 -flag2 ",
-			want: []string{"./", "./dir/", "./readme.md", "-flag2", "-flag3", "-h", "-global1", "-o"},
+			want: []string{"./", "./dir/", "./outer/", "./readme.md", "-flag2", "-flag3", "-h", "-global1", "-o"},
 		},
 		{
 			args: "sub1 -fl",
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestCompleter_Complete(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			args: "-o ",
-			want: append(testTXTFiles, "./", "./dir/"),
+			want: append(testTXTFiles, "./", "./dir/", "./outer/"),
 		},
 		{
 			args: "-o ./no-su",
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestCompleter_Complete(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			args: "-o ./",
-			want: append(testTXTFiles, "./", "./dir/"),
+			want: append(testTXTFiles, "./", "./dir/", "./outer/"),
 		},
 		{
 			args: "-o ./read",
diff --git a/gocomplete/complete.go b/gocomplete/complete.go
index 1575e1b..e8ecacd 100644
--- a/gocomplete/complete.go
+++ b/gocomplete/complete.go
@@ -4,19 +4,17 @@ package main
 import "github.com/posener/complete"
 
 var (
-	predictEllipsis = complete.PredictSet("./...")
-
-	goFilesOrPackages = complete.PredictOr(
-		complete.PredictFiles("*.go"),
-		complete.PredictDirs("*"),
-		predictEllipsis,
-	)
+	ellipsis     = complete.PredictSet("./...")
+	anyPackage   = predictPackages("")
+	goFiles      = complete.PredictFiles("*.go")
+	anyFile      = complete.PredictFiles("*")
+	anyGo        = complete.PredictOr(goFiles, anyPackage, ellipsis)
 )
 
 func main() {
 	build := complete.Command{
 		Flags: complete.Flags{
-			"-o": complete.PredictFiles("*"),
+			"-o": anyFile,
 			"-i": complete.PredictNothing,
 
 			"-a":             complete.PredictNothing,
@@ -35,18 +33,18 @@ func main() {
 			"-installsuffix": complete.PredictAnything,
 			"-ldflags":       complete.PredictAnything,
 			"-linkshared":    complete.PredictNothing,
-			"-pkgdir":        complete.PredictDirs("*"),
+			"-pkgdir":        anyPackage,
 			"-tags":          complete.PredictAnything,
 			"-toolexec":      complete.PredictAnything,
 		},
-		Args: goFilesOrPackages,
+		Args: anyGo,
 	}
 
 	run := complete.Command{
 		Flags: complete.Flags{
 			"-exec": complete.PredictAnything,
 		},
-		Args: complete.PredictFiles("*.go"),
+		Args: goFiles,
 	}
 
 	test := complete.Command{
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ func main() {
 			"-outputdir":            complete.PredictDirs("*"),
 			"-trace":                complete.PredictFiles("*.out"),
 		},
-		Args: goFilesOrPackages,
+		Args: anyGo,
 	}
 
 	fmt := complete.Command{
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ func main() {
 			"-n": complete.PredictNothing,
 			"-x": complete.PredictNothing,
 		},
-		Args: goFilesOrPackages,
+		Args: anyGo,
 	}
 
 	get := complete.Command{
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ func main() {
 			"-t":        complete.PredictNothing,
 			"-u":        complete.PredictNothing,
 		},
-		Args: goFilesOrPackages,
+		Args: anyGo,
 	}
 
 	generate := complete.Command{
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ func main() {
 			"-v":   complete.PredictNothing,
 			"-run": complete.PredictAnything,
 		},
-		Args: goFilesOrPackages,
+		Args: anyGo,
 	}
 
 	vet := complete.Command{
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ func main() {
 			"-n": complete.PredictNothing,
 			"-x": complete.PredictNothing,
 		},
-		Args: complete.PredictDirs("*"),
+		Args: anyGo,
 	}
 
 	list := complete.Command{
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ func main() {
 			"-f":    complete.PredictAnything,
 			"-json": complete.PredictNothing,
 		},
-		Args: complete.PredictDirs("*"),
+		Args: complete.PredictOr(anyPackage, ellipsis),
 	}
 
 	tool := complete.Command{
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@ func main() {
 			"-n": complete.PredictNothing,
 			"-x": complete.PredictNothing,
 		},
-		Args: complete.PredictDirs("*"),
+		Args: complete.PredictOr(anyPackage, ellipsis),
 	}
 
 	env := complete.Command{
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ func main() {
 	version := complete.Command{}
 
 	fix := complete.Command{
-		Args: complete.PredictDirs("*"),
+		Args: anyGo,
 	}
 
 	// commands that also accepts the build flags
diff --git a/gocomplete/pkgs.go b/gocomplete/pkgs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b223ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gocomplete/pkgs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/posener/complete"
+)
+
+const goListFormat = `'{"name": "{{.Name}}", "dir": "{{.Dir}}"}'`
+
+func predictPackages(packageName string) complete.Predictor {
+	return complete.PredictFunc(func(a complete.Args) (prediction []string) {
+		dir := a.Directory()
+		dir = strings.TrimRight(dir, "/.") + "/..."
+
+		pkgs := listPackages(dir)
+
+		files := make([]string, 0, len(pkgs))
+		for _, p := range pkgs {
+			if packageName != "" && p.Name != packageName {
+				continue
+			}
+			files = append(files, p.Path)
+		}
+		return complete.PredictFilesSet(files).Predict(a)
+	})
+}
+
+type pack struct {
+	Name string
+	Path string
+}
+
+func listPackages(dir string) (pkgs []pack) {
+	out, err := exec.Command("go", "list", "-f", goListFormat, dir).Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	lines := bytes.Split(out, []byte("\n"))
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		var p pack
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(line, &p); err == nil {
+			pkgs = append(pkgs, p)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/predict_files.go b/predict_files.go
index 8ad5368..5f83e77 100644
--- a/predict_files.go
+++ b/predict_files.go
@@ -25,64 +25,93 @@ func PredictFiles(pattern string) Predictor {
 }
 
 func files(pattern string, allowFiles bool) PredictFunc {
+
+	// search for files according to arguments,
+	// if only one directory has matched the result, search recursively into
+	// this directory to give more results.
 	return func(a Args) (prediction []string) {
-		prediction = predictFiles(a.Last, pattern, allowFiles)
-		return
+		for {
+
+			prediction = predictFiles(a, pattern, allowFiles)
+
+			// if the number of prediction is not 1, we either have many results or
+			// have no results, so we return it.
+			if len(prediction) != 1 {
+				return
+			}
+
+			// if the result is only one item, we might want to recursively check
+			// for more accurate results.
+			if prediction[0] == a.Last { // avoid loop forever
+				return
+			}
+
+			// only try deeper, if the one item is a directory
+			if stat, err := os.Stat(prediction[0]); err != nil || !stat.IsDir() {
+				return
+			}
+
+			a.Last = prediction[0]
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func predictFiles(last string, pattern string, allowFiles bool) (prediction []string) {
-	if strings.HasSuffix(last, "/..") {
-		return
+func predictFiles(a Args, pattern string, allowFiles bool) []string {
+	if strings.HasSuffix(a.Last, "/..") {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	dir := dirFromLast(last)
-	rel := !filepath.IsAbs(pattern)
-	files := listFiles(dir, pattern)
-
-	// get wording directory for relative name
-	workDir, err := os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		workDir = ""
-	}
+	dir := a.Directory()
+	files := listFiles(dir, pattern, allowFiles)
 
 	// add dir if match
 	files = append(files, dir)
 
-	// add all matching files to prediction
-	for _, f := range files {
-		if stat, err := os.Stat(f); err != nil || (!stat.IsDir() && !allowFiles) {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// change file name to relative if necessary
-		if rel && workDir != "" {
-			f = toRel(workDir, f)
-		}
-
-		// test matching of file to the argument
-		if match.File(f, last) {
-			prediction = append(prediction, f)
-		}
-	}
-	return
-
+	return PredictFilesSet(files).Predict(a)
 }
 
-func listFiles(dir, pattern string) []string {
+// PredictFilesSet predict according to file rules to a given set of file names
+func PredictFilesSet(files []string) PredictFunc {
+	return func(a Args) (prediction []string) {
+		rel := !filepath.IsAbs(a.Directory())
+		// add all matching files to prediction
+		for _, f := range files {
+			// change file name to relative if necessary
+			if rel {
+				f = toRel(f)
+			}
+
+			// test matching of file to the argument
+			if match.File(f, a.Last) {
+				prediction = append(prediction, f)
+			}
+		}
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func listFiles(dir, pattern string, allowFiles bool) []string {
+	// set of all file names
 	m := map[string]bool{}
+
+	// list files
 	if files, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(dir, pattern)); err == nil {
 		for _, f := range files {
-			m[f] = true
-		}
-	}
-	if dirs, err := ioutil.ReadDir(dir); err == nil {
-		for _, d := range dirs {
-			if d.IsDir() {
-				m[d.Name()] = true
+			if stat, err := os.Stat(f); err != nil || stat.IsDir() || allowFiles {
+				m[f] = true
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	// list directories
+	if dirs, err := ioutil.ReadDir(dir); err == nil {
+		for _, d := range dirs {
+			if d.IsDir() {
+				m[filepath.Join(dir, d.Name())] = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	list := make([]string, 0, len(m))
 	for k := range m {
 		list = append(list, k)
@@ -91,12 +120,18 @@ func listFiles(dir, pattern string) []string {
 }
 
 // toRel changes a file name to a relative name
-func toRel(wd, file string) string {
+func toRel(file string) string {
+	// get wording directory for relative name
+	workDir, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return file
+	}
+
 	abs, err := filepath.Abs(file)
 	if err != nil {
 		return file
 	}
-	rel, err := filepath.Rel(wd, abs)
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(workDir, abs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return file
 	}
@@ -108,18 +143,3 @@ func toRel(wd, file string) string {
 	}
 	return rel
 }
-
-// dirFromLast gives the directory of the current written
-// last argument if it represents a file name being written.
-// in case that it is not, we fall back to the current directory.
-func dirFromLast(last string) string {
-	if info, err := os.Stat(last); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
-		return last
-	}
-	dir := filepath.Dir(last)
-	_, err := os.Stat(dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "./"
-	}
-	return dir
-}
diff --git a/predict_test.go b/predict_test.go
index ebe8aa1..b2840c0 100644
--- a/predict_test.go
+++ b/predict_test.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ func TestPredicate(t *testing.T) {
 	initTests()
 
 	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		p    Predictor
-		arg  string
-		want []string
+		name    string
+		p       Predictor
+		argList []string
+		want    []string
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "set",
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ func TestPredicate(t *testing.T) {
 			want: []string{"a", "b", "c"},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "set with does",
-			p:    PredictSet("./..", "./x"),
-			arg:  "./.",
-			want: []string{"./.."},
+			name:    "set with does",
+			p:       PredictSet("./..", "./x"),
+			argList: []string{"./.", "./.."},
+			want:    []string{"./.."},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "set/empty",
@@ -60,70 +60,86 @@ func TestPredicate(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "files/txt",
 			p:    PredictFiles("*.txt"),
-			want: []string{"./", "./dir/", "./a.txt", "./b.txt", "./c.txt", "./.dot.txt"},
+			want: []string{"./", "./dir/", "./outer/", "./a.txt", "./b.txt", "./c.txt", "./.dot.txt"},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "files/txt",
-			p:    PredictFiles("*.txt"),
-			arg:  "./dir/",
-			want: []string{"./dir/"},
+			name:    "files/txt",
+			p:       PredictFiles("*.txt"),
+			argList: []string{"./dir/"},
+			want:    []string{"./dir/"},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "files/x",
-			p:    PredictFiles("x"),
-			arg:  "./dir/",
-			want: []string{"./dir/", "./dir/x"},
+			name:    "complete files inside dir if it is the only match",
+			p:       PredictFiles("foo"),
+			argList: []string{"./dir/", "./d"},
+			want:    []string{"./dir/", "./dir/foo"},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "files/*",
-			p:    PredictFiles("x*"),
-			arg:  "./dir/",
-			want: []string{"./dir/", "./dir/x"},
+			name:    "complete files inside dir when argList includes file name",
+			p:       PredictFiles("*"),
+			argList: []string{"./dir/f", "./dir/foo"},
+			want:    []string{"./dir/foo"},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "files/md",
-			p:    PredictFiles("*.md"),
-			want: []string{"./", "./dir/", "./readme.md"},
+			name:    "files/md",
+			p:       PredictFiles("*.md"),
+			argList: []string{"", ".", "./"},
+			want:    []string{"./", "./dir/", "./outer/", "./readme.md"},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "dirs",
-			p:    PredictDirs("*"),
-			arg:  "./dir/",
-			want: []string{"./dir/"},
+			name:    "dirs",
+			p:       PredictDirs("*"),
+			argList: []string{"./dir/", "./di", "di", "dir", "dir/"},
+			want:    []string{"./dir/"},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "dirs and files",
-			p:    PredictFiles("*"),
-			arg:  "./dir",
-			want: []string{"./dir/", "./dir/x"},
+			name:    "predict anything in dir",
+			p:       PredictFiles("*"),
+			argList: []string{"./dir", "dir", "./dir/", "./di"},
+			want:    []string{"./dir/", "./dir/foo", "./dir/bar"},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "dirs",
-			p:    PredictDirs("*"),
-			want: []string{"./", "./dir/"},
+			name:    "root directories",
+			p:       PredictDirs("*"),
+			argList: []string{"", ".", "./"},
+			want:    []string{"./", "./dir/", "./outer/"},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "subdir",
-			p:    PredictFiles("*"),
-			arg:  "./dir/",
-			want: []string{"./dir/", "./dir/x"},
+			name:    "nested directories",
+			p:       PredictDirs("*.md"),
+			argList: []string{"ou", "./ou", "./outer", "./outer/"},
+			want:    []string{"./outer/", "./outer/inner/"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "nested inner directory",
+			p:       PredictFiles("*.md"),
+			argList: []string{"outer/i"},
+			want:    []string{"./outer/inner/", "./outer/inner/readme.md"},
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name+"?arg='"+tt.arg+"'", func(t *testing.T) {
 
-			matches := tt.p.Predict(newArgs(strings.Split(tt.arg, " ")))
+		// no args in argList, means an empty argument
+		if len(tt.argList) == 0 {
+			tt.argList = append(tt.argList, "")
+		}
 
-			sort.Strings(matches)
-			sort.Strings(tt.want)
+		for _, arg := range tt.argList {
+			t.Run(tt.name+"/arg="+arg, func(t *testing.T) {
 
-			got := strings.Join(matches, ",")
-			want := strings.Join(tt.want, ",")
+				matches := tt.p.Predict(newArgs(strings.Split(arg, " ")))
 
-			if got != want {
-				t.Errorf("failed %s\ngot = %s\nwant: %s", t.Name(), got, want)
-			}
-		})
+				sort.Strings(matches)
+				sort.Strings(tt.want)
+
+				got := strings.Join(matches, ",")
+				want := strings.Join(tt.want, ",")
+
+				if got != want {
+					t.Errorf("failed %s\ngot = %s\nwant: %s", t.Name(), got, want)
+				}
+			})
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/dir/x b/tests/dir/bar
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/dir/x
rename to tests/dir/bar
diff --git a/tests/dir/foo b/tests/dir/foo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/outer/inner/readme.md b/tests/outer/inner/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29