set filec in the KSH?
lawrence.v.cipriani
lvc at cbnews.att.com
Mon Apr 15 08:26:46 AEST 1991
In article <1991Apr14.175109.10183 at magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mcover at magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mark Coverdill) writes:
>
>Having used the csh for many months I find myself having to switch to
>the ksh. I really miss the ability to complete a filename by hitting
>the ESC key aka the 'set filec' command in the csh. Is there such a
>command in the ksh?
You can use <ESC> followed by * for filename completion. For example,
suppose in my home directory is:
$ ls $HOME
psycho
loopy
Then I can enter:
$ vi $HOME/p<ESC>*
and the command completes to:
$ vi $HOME/psycho_
the _ marking the cursor position.
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Larry Cipriani, att!cbvox!lvc or lvc at cbvox.att.com
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