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[Andrew]

Hey Dan I have a linux (Gnome Terminal) question for you.

In windows I've always set up the cmd window to be able to accept tab to get

me to the closest thing I am typing in the dir structure... e.g. If I need

to go to the desktop I can type "cd\user\myusername\desk TAB" and it

autocompletes the command. I've needed to set this in the registry prior to

Vista which had it automagically enabled.



Is there a way to enable this autocomplete in the gnome terminal?

Running SuSE LED 11.

Thanks,



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[The Seabat]

On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:04:06 -0700, "Andrew"

wrote:



>>Hey Dan I have a linux (Gnome Terminal) question for you.

>>In windows I've always set up the cmd window to be able to accept tab to get

>>me to the closest thing I am typing in the dir structure... e.g. If I need

>>to go to the desktop I can type "cd\user\myusername\desk TAB" and it

>>autocompletes the command. I've needed to set this in the registry prior to

>>Vista which had it automagically enabled.

>>

>>Is there a way to enable this autocomplete in the gnome terminal?

>>Running SuSE LED 11.

>>Thanks,



You know, it would probably help to ask this in a freakin' Linux

group. I'm just sayin'!

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[DanS]

"Andrew" wrote in

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> Hey Dan I have a linux (Gnome Terminal) question for you.

> In windows I've always set up the cmd window to be able to

> accept tab to get me to the closest thing I am typing in

> the dir structure... e.g. If I need to go to the desktop I

> can type "cd\user\myusername\desk TAB" and it autocompletes

> the command. I've needed to set this in the registry prior

> to Vista which had it automagically enabled.

>

> Is there a way to enable this autocomplete in the gnome

> terminal? Running SuSE LED 11.

> Thanks,



If you have stuck with the default Bash terminal, try

installing autocomplete......



sudo apt-get install bash-completion





.......or if it's already installed, try the typical Windows

trick of uninstalling it, then reinstalling it.



I swapped out BASH a while ago since after failing to work for

several install scripts, I had found out that BASH isn't 100%

POSIX (?) compliant as a shell with the supported commands.

The install scripts kept giving a 'no such command error'. I

can't remember which other one I installed I installed, I can

check when I get home, since I'm @ work right now, but all

install scripts that failed with 'No Such Command' then did

work.

 

[DanS]

The Seabat wrote in

newsquur5dvqa7s5obqjbl4t3f4t5cblc209m@4ax.com:



> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:04:06 -0700, "Andrew"

> wrote:

>

>>>Hey Dan I have a linux (Gnome Terminal) question for you.

>>>In windows I've always set up the cmd window to be able to

>>>accept tab to get me to the closest thing I am typing in

>>>the dir structure... e.g. If I need to go to the desktop

>>>I can type "cd\user\myusername\desk TAB" and it

>>>autocompletes the command. I've needed to set this in the

>>>registry prior to Vista which had it automagically

>>>enabled.

>>>

>>>Is there a way to enable this autocomplete in the gnome

>>>terminal? Running SuSE LED 11.

>>>Thanks,

>

> You know, it would probably help to ask this in a freakin'

> Linux group. I'm just sayin'!



It could be a test.

 

[Andrew]

"The Seabat" wrote in message

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> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:04:06 -0700, "Andrew"

> wrote:

>

>>>Hey Dan I have a linux (Gnome Terminal) question for you.

>>>In windows I've always set up the cmd window to be able to accept tab to

>>>get

>>>me to the closest thing I am typing in the dir structure... e.g. If I

>>>need

>>>to go to the desktop I can type "cd\user\myusername\desk TAB" and it

>>>autocompletes the command. I've needed to set this in the registry prior

>>>to

>>>Vista which had it automagically enabled.

>>>

>>>Is there a way to enable this autocomplete in the gnome terminal?

>>>Running SuSE LED 11.

>>>Thanks,

>

> You know, it would probably help to ask this in a freakin' Linux

> group. I'm just sayin'!



Are you DanS?

I am trying to configure my machine like I am used to in Windows.

I use Win7 primarily, and just wanted to ask quick question.





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[Andrew]

"DanS" wrote in message

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> The Seabat wrote in

> newsquur5dvqa7s5obqjbl4t3f4t5cblc209m@4ax.com:

>

>> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:04:06 -0700, "Andrew"

>> wrote:

>>

>>>>Hey Dan I have a linux (Gnome Terminal) question for you.

>>>>In windows I've always set up the cmd window to be able to

>>>>accept tab to get me to the closest thing I am typing in

>>>>the dir structure... e.g. If I need to go to the desktop

>>>>I can type "cd\user\myusername\desk TAB" and it

>>>>autocompletes the command. I've needed to set this in the

>>>>registry prior to Vista which had it automagically

>>>>enabled.

>>>>

>>>>Is there a way to enable this autocomplete in the gnome

>>>>terminal? Running SuSE LED 11.

>>>>Thanks,

>>

>> You know, it would probably help to ask this in a freakin'

>> Linux group. I'm just sayin'!

>

> It could be a test.



Not a test, just trying to stop the bashing posts and ask a quick question.



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[Andrew]

"DanS" wrote in message

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> "Andrew" wrote in

> news:hpnq8e$ui1$1@news.eternal-september.org:

>

>> Hey Dan I have a linux (Gnome Terminal) question for you.

>> In windows I've always set up the cmd window to be able to

>> accept tab to get me to the closest thing I am typing in

>> the dir structure... e.g. If I need to go to the desktop I

>> can type "cd\user\myusername\desk TAB" and it autocompletes

>> the command. I've needed to set this in the registry prior

>> to Vista which had it automagically enabled.

>>

>> Is there a way to enable this autocomplete in the gnome

>> terminal? Running SuSE LED 11.

>> Thanks,

>

> If you have stuck with the default Bash terminal, try

> installing autocomplete......

>

> sudo apt-get install bash-completion

>

>

> ......or if it's already installed, try the typical Windows

> trick of uninstalling it, then reinstalling it.

>

> I swapped out BASH a while ago since after failing to work for

> several install scripts, I had found out that BASH isn't 100%

> POSIX (?) compliant as a shell with the supported commands.

> The install scripts kept giving a 'no such command error'. I

> can't remember which other one I installed I installed, I can

> check when I get home, since I'm @ work right now, but all

> install scripts that failed with 'No Such Command' then did

> work.



Thx dude.



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[The Seabat]

On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:03:32 -0700, "Andrew"

wrote:



>>

>>

>>"The Seabat" wrote in message

>>newsquur5dvqa7s5obqjbl4t3f4t5cblc209m@4ax.com...

>>> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:04:06 -0700, "Andrew"

>>> wrote:

>>>

>>>>>Hey Dan I have a linux (Gnome Terminal) question for you.

>>>>>In windows I've always set up the cmd window to be able to accept tab to

>>>>>get

>>>>>me to the closest thing I am typing in the dir structure... e.g. If I

>>>>>need

>>>>>to go to the desktop I can type "cd\user\myusername\desk TAB" and it

>>>>>autocompletes the command. I've needed to set this in the registry prior

>>>>>to

>>>>>Vista which had it automagically enabled.

>>>>>

>>>>>Is there a way to enable this autocomplete in the gnome terminal?

>>>>>Running SuSE LED 11.

>>>>>Thanks,

>>>

>>> You know, it would probably help to ask this in a freakin' Linux

>>> group. I'm just sayin'!

>>

>>Are you DanS?



No, but I used to play a DanS on TV.



>>I am trying to configure my machine like I am used to in Windows.

>>I use Win7 primarily, and just wanted to ask quick question.



My original premise still stands. You should be asking in a LInux

newsgroup. because I like dancing with blondes.

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[Parko]

Andrew wrote:



> Is there a way to enable this autocomplete in the gnome terminal?



[your-name@localhost]$gnome-terminal --help



and



http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-terminal/stable/index.html.en



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