How does the Quick switcher autocomplete logic work when you hit Tab?

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I noticed that when I hit Tab, sometimes it will put only the first folder from the path that’s currently selected into the text field. At other times it will put the first few folders e.g. Folder/Subfolder. And sometimes it may even copy the full path of the selected file e.g. Folder/Subfolder/File.

The documentation is sorely lacking.

I found a related feature request that was implemented but it’s too technical for me to understand, and it’s unclear whether the proposed solution was implemented wholly or only in part.

Some clarity would be nice.

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I wonder if it provides the maximum amount of unique path?

  • Folder/ when Folder contains multiple items.
  • Folder/Subfolder/ when Folder contains only Subfolder and Subfolder contains multiple items.
  • Folder/Subfolder/File when both folders contain only 1 item.

Whatever it does, the documentation should be updated. If you feel like filing an issue about it, the documentation’s GitHub is linked near the bottom of the Help homepage.