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Old 02-01-2006
tab instead of typing in ksh
Does anyone know how to set up ksh, so I can use tab instead of typing every letter out for the commands? Also, how do I set it up, so I can type exit once to exit the shell instead of multiple times. Does anyone know a good reference link for ksh commands? Thank you.
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Old 02-01-2006
If you enable 'vi' mode you can use the vi commands to edit you command line.

So, instead of using a tab for auto completion, which is what I think you want, you would use ESCAPE (Esc) BACKSLASH ( \ )

So to enable, do the following
Code:
set -o vi

Then test it, for example

Code:
ls -l /etc/hos ESC BACKSLASH

That should auto complete the /etc/hosts file.

http://www.kornshell.com/doc/
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Old 02-01-2006
If you're using the Public Domain korn shell (pdksh), you can

set -o vi-tabcomplete

Cheers
ZB
 
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