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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Auto Complete variable names in KSH Post 302620535 by grep_me on Sunday 8th of April 2012 04:35:28 PM
Old 04-08-2012
Hi Methyl,
OS and version is
Code:
SunOS 5.10

Lets say I have 2 variable names as:
Code:
$SERIAL_RUN
$RUN_DIR

So, if I type echo $SER and press esc \ or something similar, it should complete the variable name as $SERIAL_RUN

Thanks

Last edited by grep_me; 04-08-2012 at 05:43 PM.. Reason: Adding example
 

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