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Old 10-27-2011
Auto completion of file name in KSH.
Hi All,

I am using SunOS 5.8 verison with KSH shell. My problem is I am not getting auto completion of file name on pressing of TAB or ESC key.

While pressing ESC key , '^[' is getting printed .
TAB is printing doin nothin but jus printing tab.

What should I do to get auto completion of file name on pressing of ESC or TAB.?
Please help me.
# 2  
Old 10-27-2011
Try:
Code:
set -o vi

# Then use:
ESC then k
ESC then j

# 3  
Old 10-27-2011
Using ksh?
Once you set editor to vi:
command line:
Code:
set -o vi

or .profile
Code:
 export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vi

or in .kshrc
Code:
export  FCEDIT=/usr/bin/vi

You will see it work...You use Esc + \
(NB I mean type as if you wanted to print \, for me it would be Alt Gr + \, so You would have to first Escape by pressing Esc then the combination Alt Gr + \)
Last edited by vbe; 10-27-2011 at 10:16 AM.. Reason: NB
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