$COMP_WORDS: Completion Words

$COMP_WORDS is an array, which contains the individual words of the command line. The line is split by $COMP_WORDBREAKS.

The word containing the cursor is identified by $COMP_CWORD.

This variable is only available in functions and external commands invoked by the programmable completion.

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