From 21c3b66a77ea3ffd02aec15917493ee33815074e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shawn Wallis <shawn.p.wallis@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 12:55:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Adds a command to expand an alias to its value

---
 goto.bash | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/goto.bash b/goto.bash
index 2a5c4ba..c601d0a 100644
--- a/goto.bash
+++ b/goto.bash
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ function goto()
     -l|--list)
       _goto_list_aliases
       ;;
+    -x|--expand) # Expand an alias
+      _goto_expand_alias "$@"
+      ;;
     -h|--help)
       _goto_usage
       ;;
@@ -75,6 +78,8 @@ OPTIONS:
     goto -u|--unregister <alias>
   -l, --list: lists aliases
     goto -l|--list
+  -x, --expand: expands an alias
+    goto -x|--expand <alias>
   -c, --cleanup: cleans up non existent directory aliases
     goto -c|--cleanup
   -h, --help: prints this help
@@ -108,7 +113,24 @@ function _goto_list_aliases()
   fi
 }
 
-# Registers and alias.
+# Expands a registered alias.
+function _goto_expand_alias()
+{
+  if [ "$#" -ne "1" ]; then
+    _goto_error "usage: goto -x|--expand <alias>"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local resolved=$(_goto_find_alias_directory $1)
+  if [ -z "$resolved" ]; then
+    _goto_error "alias '$1' does not exist"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  echo "$resolved"
+}
+
+# Registers an alias.
 function _goto_register_alias()
 {
   if [ "$#" -ne "2" ]; then
@@ -235,7 +257,7 @@ function _complete_goto_commands()
   local IFS=$' \t\n'
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2207
-  COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "-r --register -u --unregister -l --list -c --cleanup -v --version" -- "$1"))
+  COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "-r --register -u --unregister -l --list -x --expand -c --cleanup -v --version" -- "$1"))
 }
 
 # Completes the goto function with the available aliases

From df46ea166befa84eaeb4ea7414bb743a505c62d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shawn Wallis <shawn.p.wallis@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 13:48:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Adds auto-completion and documentation for expand command

---
 README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 goto.bash |  5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b5c8737..86d9d29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,26 @@ or
 goto --list
 ```
 
+### Expand an alias
+
+To expand an alias to its value, use:
+```bash
+goto -x <alias>
+```
+or
+```bash
+goto --expand <alias>
+```
+
+#### Example
+```bash
+goto -x last_release
+```
+or
+```bash
+goto --expand last_release
+```
+
 ### Cleanup
 
 To cleanup the aliases from directories that are no longer accessible in your filesystem, use:
diff --git a/goto.bash b/goto.bash
index c601d0a..46b8147 100644
--- a/goto.bash
+++ b/goto.bash
@@ -309,7 +309,10 @@ function _complete_goto()
     prev="${COMP_WORDS[1]}"
 
     if [[ $prev = "-u" ]] || [[ $prev = "--unregister" ]]; then
-      # prompt with aliases only if user tries to unregister one
+      # prompt with aliases if user tries to unregister one
+      _complete_goto_aliases "$cur"
+    elif [[ $prev = "-x" ]] || [[ $prev = "--expand" ]]; then
+      # prompt with aliases if user tries to expand one
       _complete_goto_aliases "$cur"
     fi
   elif [ "$COMP_CWORD" -eq "3" ]; then