Bash won't tab complete ANYTHING anymore :(

jamwaffles · 11-06-2009, 02:49 PM

Hi.

I recently upgraded to ubuntu 9.10, and now Bash is broken

It will not tab-complete stuff it did before, such as apt-get install package names and common commands. it WILL however autocomplete directories. I'm thinking a PATH variable needs to be set

Can somone help?

Thanks

James

tom4everitt · 11-06-2009, 03:04 PM

If its only apt-get thats broken, it might be as simple as running

Code:

sudo apt-get update

so it downloads the package lists.

jkzfixme · 11-06-2009, 03:46 PM

To enable smart completion, edit your /etc/bash.bashrc file. Uncomment the following lines, by removing the # in the beginning of the lines:

#if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
# . /etc/bash_completion
#fi

you can also add the following lines to “.profile” or “.bashrc”:

# make bash autocomplete with up arrow
bind '"\e[A":history-search-backward'
bind '"\e[B":history-search-forward'

# make tab cycle through commands instead of listing
bind '"\t":menu-complete'

Regards,
JKZfixme

jamwaffles · 11-07-2009, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkzfixme

To enable smart completion, edit your /etc/bash.bashrc file. Uncomment the following lines, by removing the # in the beginning of the lines:

#if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
# . /etc/bash_completion
#fi

you can also add the following lines to “.profile” or “.bashrc”:

# make bash autocomplete with up arrow
bind '"\e[A":history-search-backward'
bind '"\e[B":history-search-forward'

# make tab cycle through commands instead of listing
bind '"\t":menu-complete'

Regards,
JKZfixme

Thanks very very much for that; it works perfectly

Regards

James

jamwaffles · 11-07-2009, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom4everitt

If its only apt-get thats broken, it might be as simple as running

Code:

sudo apt-get update

so it downloads the package lists.

No it was commands and apt-get. I do the update command about every hour out of very bad habit :P

Thankyou anyway

James

tom4everitt · 11-08-2009, 04:04 PM

Okay, it was a shot in the dark :P

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamwaffles

No it was commands and apt-get. I do the update command about every hour out of very bad habit :P

Thankyou anyway

James

jamwaffles · 11-09-2009, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom4everitt

Okay, it was a shot in the dark :P

Lol nearly there. thanks for your suggestion anyhow

James