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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Using the Esc key to complete command line typing Post 302120309 by jxh461 on Tuesday 5th of June 2007 04:44:04 PM
Old 06-05-2007
Using the Esc key to complete command line typing

Dear Techs,

In the past on a different box (HP) I use to be able to complete something I was typing by entering a portion of the filename in the pwd and I would hit the Esc key and it would match the rest of the filename. I did this without understanding how it was setup.

Now I am on a new box and I would like to have the same functionality but I do not know how to set it up. I am now on a Solarix box.

Please let me know how to set it up. Thanks in advance.

Last edited by jxh461; 06-05-2007 at 06:04 PM..
 

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