autocomplete path using tab

[ksbrace]

Hello,
I'm trying to setup my profile or change my shell to a shell where when I type in part of the path and hit 'TAB', it auto completes it for me. my current shell is ksh93n.

Thanks in advance!
Kelly

 

[p5wizard]

bash does that kind of outcomplete with 'tab'

ksh (don't know about your particular flavour) does the same, but it is a bit awkward because you need to type ESC* (escape, followed by asterisk) for it to autocomplete.


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[mrn]

do

set -o emacs

then hit escape twice to complete

cd /perf<esc><esc> = cd /performance



Mike

"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."

 

[p5wizard]

esc*" completion is with vi-like history processing (set -o vi)


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[trifo]

I do use vi mode of teh ksh shell, thus I use ESC* for auto complete. BUT there is a bash package on the Linux toolbox page, you can jut download it, install it and set your shell to bash.

And if you are not the admin of the mentioned system, you can bring a beer to the admin to do the same for you

(remark: I did not install it)

--Trifo

 

[RodKnowlton]

When you bring the admin the beer, remind them that they'll need to add /opt/freeware/bin/bash to the 'shells' value in the 'usw' stanza of /etc/security/login.cfg before it will be accepted as a default shell by the *user functions.

- Rod


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