still working on how this should work

bash.new.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func doBash2(argname string) {
 	filename := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".local/share/bash-completion/completions", argname)
 	if shell.Exists(filename) {
 		log.Println(filename, "file already exists")
-		os.Exit(0)
+		// os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	basedir, _ := filepath.Split(filename)
 	if !shell.IsDir(basedir) {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func parseArgv(argname string) *Auto {
 }
 
 // also try to parse/send cur (?)
-func Bash2(argname string, autocomplete func(*Auto)) {
+func Bash2(argname string, autocomplete func(*Auto)) *Auto {
 	newauto := parseArgv(argname)
 	if newauto.SetupAuto {
 		// --bash was passed. try to configure bash-completion
@@ -239,4 +239,5 @@ func Bash2(argname string, autocomplete func(*Auto)) {
 	}
 
 	arg.Register(&argBash)
+	return newauto
 }

bash.orig.go

@@ -13,35 +13,32 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-var argBash ArgsBash
-
 /*
 This struct can be used with the go-arg package. These
 are the generic default command line arguments for the 'GUI' package
 */
+var argBash ArgsBash
+
 type ArgsBash struct {
 	Bash bool `arg:"--bash"                               help:"generate bash completion"`
 }
 
-var myBash *BashAuto
+// try this struct out (?)
+var myAuto *AutoArgs
 
-type BashAuto struct {
+type AutoArgs struct {
 	id      int  // should be unique
 	hidden  bool // don't update the toolkits when it's hidden
 	Auto    func([]string)
-	appName string // a good way to track the name of the binary ?
+	appName string      // a good way to track the name of the binary ?
+	pp      *arg.Parser // for parsing the command line args.  Yay to alexf lint!
 }
 
-/*
-func dumpjunk() {
-	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "")
-	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, os.Args)
-	os.Exit(0)
-}
-*/
-
 // argname is the name of the executable
-func Bash(argname string, autocomplete func([]string)) *BashAuto {
+func Bash(argname string, autocomplete func([]string)) *AutoArgs {
+	myAuto = new(AutoArgs)
+	myAuto.appName = argname
+
 	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "--bash" {
 		doBash(argname)
 		os.Exit(0)
@@ -54,11 +51,8 @@ func Bash(argname string, autocomplete func([]string)) *BashAuto {
 
 	arg.Register(&argBash)
 
-	myBash = new(BashAuto)
-	myBash.appName = argname
-
 	// parse go.Arg here?
-	return myBash
+	return myAuto
 }
 
 // print out auto complete debugging info
@@ -84,7 +78,7 @@ func GetLast(cur string, argv []string) string {
 
 // returns the name of the executable registered for shell autocomplete
 func AppName() string {
-	return myBash.appName
+	return myAuto.appName
 }
 
 // makes a bash autocomplete file for your command