diff --git a/pkg/comp/comp.go b/pkg/comp/comp.go
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+// scripthaus completion
+package comp
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode"
+
+	"github.com/scripthaus-dev/mshell/pkg/packet"
+	"github.com/scripthaus-dev/sh2-server/pkg/sstore"
+	"mvdan.cc/sh/v3/syntax"
+)
+
+const (
+	SimpleCompGenTypeFile           = "file"
+	SimpleCompGenTypeDir            = "dir"
+	SimpleCompGenTypeCommand        = "command"
+	SimpleCompGenTypeRemote         = "remote"
+	SimpleCompGenTypeRemoteInstance = "remoteinstance"
+	SimpleCompGenTypeMetaCmd        = "metacmd"
+	SimpleCompGenTypeGlobalCmd      = "globalcmd"
+	SimpleCompGenTypeVariable       = "variable"
+)
+
+type SimpleCompGenFnType = func(ctx context.Context, point SimpleCompPoint, rptr sstore.RemotePtrType, state *packet.ShellState, args []interface{})
+
+type SimpleCompPoint struct {
+	Word string
+	Pos  int
+}
+
+type ParsedWord struct {
+	Offset int
+	Word   string
+	Prefix string
+}
+
+type CompPoint struct {
+	Words       []ParsedWord
+	CompWord    int
+	CompWordPos int
+	Prefix      string
+	Suffix      string
+}
+
+func (p *CompPoint) dump() {
+	if p.Prefix != "" {
+		fmt.Printf("prefix: %s\n", p.Prefix)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("cpos: %d %d\n", p.CompWord, p.CompWordPos)
+	for idx, w := range p.Words {
+		fmt.Printf("w[%d]: ", idx)
+		if w.Prefix != "" {
+			fmt.Printf("{%s}", w.Prefix)
+		}
+		if idx == p.CompWord {
+			fmt.Printf("%s\n", strWithCursor(w.Word, p.CompWordPos))
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("%s\n", w.Word)
+		}
+	}
+	if p.Suffix != "" {
+		fmt.Printf("suffix: %s\n", p.Suffix)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("\n")
+}
+
+type CompEntry struct {
+	Word string
+}
+
+type CompReturn struct {
+	Entries []CompEntry
+	HasMore bool
+}
+
+var SimpleCompGenFns map[string]SimpleCompGenFnType
+
+func strWithCursor(str string, pos int) string {
+	if pos < 0 {
+		return "[*]_" + str
+	}
+	if pos >= len(str) {
+		if pos > len(str) {
+			return str + "_[*]"
+		}
+		return str + "[*]"
+	} else {
+		return str[:pos] + "[*]" + str[pos:]
+	}
+}
+
+func isWhitespace(str string) bool {
+	return strings.TrimSpace(str) == ""
+}
+
+func splitInitialWhitespace(str string) (string, string) {
+	for pos, ch := range str { // rune iteration :/
+		if !unicode.IsSpace(ch) {
+			return str[:pos], str[pos:]
+		}
+	}
+	return str, ""
+}
+
+func ParseCompPoint(fullCmdStr string, pos int) (*CompPoint, error) {
+	// fmt.Printf("---\n")
+	// fmt.Printf("cmd: %s\n", strWithCursor(fullCmdStr, pos))
+
+	// first, find the stmt that the pos appears in
+	cmdReader := strings.NewReader(fullCmdStr)
+	parser := syntax.NewParser(syntax.Variant(syntax.LangBash))
+	var foundStmt *syntax.Stmt
+	var lastStmt *syntax.Stmt
+	var restStartPos int
+	parser.Stmts(cmdReader, func(stmt *syntax.Stmt) bool { // ignore parse errors (since stmtStr will be the unparsed part)
+		restStartPos = int(stmt.End().Offset())
+		lastStmt = stmt
+		if uint(pos) >= stmt.Pos().Offset() && uint(pos) < stmt.End().Offset() {
+			foundStmt = stmt
+			return false
+		}
+		// fmt.Printf("stmt: [[%s]] %d:%d (%d)\n", fullCmdStr[stmt.Pos().Offset():stmt.End().Offset()], stmt.Pos().Offset(), stmt.End().Offset(), stmt.Semicolon.Offset())
+		return true
+	})
+	restStr := fullCmdStr[restStartPos:]
+	if foundStmt == nil && lastStmt != nil && isWhitespace(restStr) && lastStmt.Semicolon.Offset() == 0 {
+		foundStmt = lastStmt
+	}
+	var rtnPoint CompPoint
+	var stmtStr string
+	var stmtPos int
+	if foundStmt != nil {
+		stmtPos = pos - int(foundStmt.Pos().Offset())
+		rtnPoint.Prefix = fullCmdStr[:foundStmt.Pos().Offset()]
+		if isWhitespace(fullCmdStr[foundStmt.End().Offset():]) {
+			stmtStr = fullCmdStr[foundStmt.Pos().Offset():]
+			rtnPoint.Suffix = ""
+		} else {
+			stmtStr = fullCmdStr[foundStmt.Pos().Offset():foundStmt.End().Offset()]
+			rtnPoint.Suffix = fullCmdStr[foundStmt.End().Offset():]
+		}
+	} else {
+		stmtStr = restStr
+		stmtPos = pos - restStartPos
+		rtnPoint.Prefix = fullCmdStr[:restStartPos]
+		rtnPoint.Suffix = fullCmdStr[restStartPos+len(stmtStr):]
+	}
+	if stmtPos > len(stmtStr) {
+		// this should not happen and will cause a jump in completed strings
+		stmtPos = len(stmtStr)
+	}
+	// fmt.Printf("found: ((%s))%s((%s))\n", rtnPoint.Prefix, strWithCursor(stmtStr, stmtPos), rtnPoint.Suffix)
+
+	// now, find the word that the pos appears in within the stmt above
+	stmtReader := strings.NewReader(stmtStr)
+	lastWordPos := 0
+	parser.Words(stmtReader, func(w *syntax.Word) bool {
+		var pword ParsedWord
+		pword.Offset = lastWordPos
+		if int(w.Pos().Offset()) > lastWordPos {
+			pword.Prefix = stmtStr[lastWordPos:w.Pos().Offset()]
+		}
+		pword.Word = stmtStr[w.Pos().Offset():w.End().Offset()]
+		rtnPoint.Words = append(rtnPoint.Words, pword)
+		lastWordPos = int(w.End().Offset())
+		return true
+	})
+	if lastWordPos < len(stmtStr) {
+		pword := ParsedWord{Offset: lastWordPos}
+		pword.Prefix, pword.Word = splitInitialWhitespace(stmtStr[lastWordPos:])
+		rtnPoint.Words = append(rtnPoint.Words, pword)
+	}
+	if len(rtnPoint.Words) == 0 {
+		rtnPoint.Words = append(rtnPoint.Words, ParsedWord{})
+	}
+	for idx, w := range rtnPoint.Words {
+		if stmtPos > w.Offset && stmtPos <= w.Offset+len(w.Prefix)+len(w.Word) {
+			rtnPoint.CompWord = idx
+			rtnPoint.CompWordPos = stmtPos - w.Offset - len(w.Prefix)
+			if rtnPoint.CompWordPos < 0 {
+				splitCompWord(&rtnPoint)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// rtnPoint.dump()
+	return &rtnPoint, nil
+}
+
+func splitCompWord(p *CompPoint) {
+	w := p.Words[p.CompWord]
+	prefixPos := p.CompWordPos + len(w.Prefix)
+
+	w1 := ParsedWord{Offset: w.Offset, Prefix: w.Prefix[:prefixPos], Word: ""}
+	w2 := ParsedWord{Offset: w.Offset + prefixPos, Prefix: w.Prefix[prefixPos:], Word: w.Word}
+	p.CompWord = p.CompWord // the same (w1)
+	p.CompWordPos = 0       // will be at 0 since w1 has a word length of 0
+	var newWords []ParsedWord
+	if p.CompWord > 0 {
+		newWords = append(newWords, p.Words[0:p.CompWord]...)
+	}
+	newWords = append(newWords, w1, w2)
+	newWords = append(newWords, p.Words[p.CompWord+1:]...)
+	p.Words = newWords
+}
+
+func DoCompGen(ctx context.Context, point CompPoint, rptr sstore.RemotePtrType, state *packet.ShellState) (*CompReturn, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}