05-20-2008
Custom auto-complete
Hello:
I am using csh, and am a complete noob when it comes to shell scripting.
I want the following:
1) Ignore case when doing auto-complete.
2) If there are multiple matches (example: I have files abc.txt abc.txt.1, abc.txt.2 and type abc<tab>), count the number of matches.
If the number of matches is less than a set amount, say 5, then cycle through them upon tab. Meaning when I press abc<tab> it first completes abc.txt, then when I press <tab> again, it completes it to abc.txt.1, then abc.txt.2, and then my original uncompleted word, abc.
If the number of matches is more than 5 and less than 20, it should show me all possibilities upon pressing tab.
If the number of matches is more than 20, it should ask me whether I want a full listing. Upon pressing y or n, it should do the appropriate action (i.e. show me all possible matches, or not show any match).
3) When the number of matches is less than 5, shift-tab should cycle backwards in the list of matched filenames/dir-names.
I want to write a script in .cshrc to do the above, but don't know how/where to start. Can anyone help me write this?
Regards,
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Last edited by madiyaan; 05-23-2008 at 03:06 PM..
Reason: Added shift-tab
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suspend(1) User Commands suspend(1)
NAME
suspend - shell built-in function to halt the current shell
SYNOPSIS
sh
suspend
csh
suspend
ksh
suspend
DESCRIPTION
sh
Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).
csh
Stop the shell in its tracks, much as if it had been sent a stop signal with ^Z. This is most often used to stop shells started by su.
ksh
Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
csh(1), kill(1), ksh(1), sh(1), su(1M), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.10 15 Apr 1994 suspend(1)