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Old 02-23-2009
Shell Path Autocomplete w/ Variables
Suppose there exists a file, "/home/andrew/product/test". And suppose I set $FOO to "/home/andrew/product/"? I can't seem to type "$FOO/t" and then Escape (csh) in order to autocomplete.

Is this possible in other shells? If not, then why? If so, then why can't csh do it, and how can I make it work?

Thank you.
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Old 02-23-2009
Both bash and ksh can do that (don't have a zsh available to test). csh, as always, seems to be a "special" shell.
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