This allows splicing lists in-place in argument lists, which is
particularly important when defining aliases using the '$*' special
variable (bug#59960).
* lisp/eshell/esh-var.el (eshell-parse-variable): Add support for the
splice operator.
(eshell-interpolate-variable): Let 'eshell-parse-variable' handle
adding 'eshell-escape-arg'.
(eshell-complete-variable-reference): Handle the splice operator.
* lisp/eshell/esh-arg.el (eshell-concat-groups)
(eshell-prepare-splice): New functions...
(eshell-resolve-current-argument): ... use them.
(eshell-splice-args): New function.
* lisp/eshell/esh-util.el (eshell-list-to-string): New function...
(eshell-flatten-and-stringify): ... use it.
* lisp/eshell/em-cmpl.el (eshell-complete-parse-arguments): Remove
'eshell-splice-args' sigils in Eshell command forms so that we can
perform completion on splice-expansions.
* lisp/eshell/em-unix.el (eshell-complete-host-reference): Don't try
to complete arguments containing "$@".
* test/lisp/eshell/em-alias-tests.el
(em-alias-test/alias-all-args-var-splice): New test.
* doc/misc/eshell.texi (Dollars Expansion): Explain the splice
operator.
(Aliases): Expand documentation and use '$@*'.
(Built-ins, Bugs and Ideas): Use '$@*' where appropriate.