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Old 07-27-2008
Viewing Directory Content as You Navigate Directories in UNIX
Hi,

Can someone help me figure out how to view directory content while I navigate directories (without having to go to the actual directory and "ls-ing" it)? Is there some keyboard shortcut for this? For instance, it would be useful if I could see the content of a directory when I'm copying from it.

Currently, I have to go to the directory itself, ls the directory to find the contents, and then copy stuff out of there. Please let me know if you don't know what I mean. I'm currently using the bash version of UNIX.

Example of what I want to do:

(1) Type: cp ../../<some shortcut key>
(2) Console shows me the directory contents without losing my "cp ../../" command

Thanks in advance!
Amol
# 2  
Old 07-28-2008
Java
Within the bash shell, you can press TAB to attempt to autocomplete the directory of filename. If there are multiple options, pressing TAB fills in as much as it can (ie all that is common between filenames), pressing TAB a second time at this point displays all the possible options.

So, to do what you wish, within bash, type:
Code:
cp ../../TAB TAB

# 3  
Old 07-28-2008
Perfect! Thanks so much, Smiling Dragon!
 
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