'pwd' question
Hi all,
I'm not sure exactly how to describe this so bear with me. When I create a shortcut in CentOS for example, instead of typing the full path I can usually type ln -s `pwd`/ and then I press tab for it to print out the working directory before finishing the full path. In some distros I can't do this (use tab to complete) and I'm not sure what has to be set in the environment to make this work. In particular, I'm trying to do this in debian/ubuntu. e.g. If I'm currently in /usr/local/morgan and want to create a shortcut named blah to the folder called "test" I would type: ln -s `pwd`/test *press tab* and then it would become: ln -s /usr/local/morgan/test so all I have to do is hit spacebar and type "blah". Thanks |
bash completion
You might need a package called bash-completion.
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/316 Quote:
But I'd see if bash-completion is in the repository for your distro. If not, wait for someone else to answer. :) |
In AIX, I use 'Esc' followed by '\' for auto completion. I must warn you though that this isn't as neat as the bash "tab" feature because:
1) You do not get to see all possible options by hitting tab twice for a given sequence of characters. 2) If there are more than one possibility for a given sequence, the prompt just refuses to budge unless you give the next few characters. |
Which version of Ubuntu are you using? Hardy and Jaunty at least have this completion facility by default. You do not need to install the package.
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Check whether /etc/bash_completion exists and is sourced in at least one of /etc/bash.bashrc, /etc/profile and ~/.bashrc
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