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1. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Heyas
For my project TUI i had prepared bash completion.
Bash-completion works, at least if i source that file manualy.
However, when i'm installing it, it wont apply, not even for new opened terminals.
Allthough i had it working once, i dont get why it doesnt work now.
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Discussion started by: sea
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2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Heyas
I'm trying to read out a file which contains a variable and use that list to complete a bash command.
Difficult part on this is, that 2 (actualy 3) different lists are to be used, but the 'dynamic' ones from the external file dont work properly.
It only seems to work with the list... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: sea
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello
I've followed several bash-completion threads, usualy none were answered, because of obvious reasons. (of which i'm just aware since a day or a few)
Non-the-less, because i was writing scripts, i never considered it to be possible to add this functionality.
Also, because i though that... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: sea
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4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello
I want use bash_completion on a script but the information on the internet give me not a solution.
The scrip start with "cd" to a direction
Than the script do "ls"
Than I must give a name of a sub-direction and here I want to use <TAB>, so when I have a direction with the name
smith... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: thailand
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
I'm having a problem with tab completion at the bash command line. For some reason, whenever I type g<tab>, the terminal will freeze up for 5-10 seconds before asking me if I want to display all 325 possibilities. I thought that maybe it's because of the high number of commands, but I have... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Raz716
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
Bash completion is great, but there are some features I'd like to change. One thing is the behaviour when there are lots of very similar possibilities.
E.g., my directory contains 133 files, from pubmed_result1.txt to pubmed_result133.txt
$ ls Lyonprim/p
Display all 133... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: jossojjos
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
hello,
I have been trying for a couple days to figure this out to no avail. I am converting some csh code to bash. I have converted everything except the completion code.
#bashrc (I set this alias in my bashrc)
alias test='source ${PATH}/test.sh'
#${PATH}/test.sh (returns some aliases and... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: platypuus
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8. Ubuntu
completion-ignore-case option doesn't work in my version:
/home/user $ echo $BASH_VERSION
3.2.48(1)-release
/home/user $ ls -l *
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 0 2009-10-18 00:09 somefile
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 0 2009-10-18 00:09 Somefile
/home/user $ set completion-ignore-case on
But when I... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Sapfeer
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
I really like tcsh's:
set completion='enhanced'
because it treats underscores and dash signs the same. I don't have to reach for the shift key when trying to complete files that have underscores. As far as I know, there is nothing like this in bash.
Does such a thing exist in bash? If... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: sarnobat
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