Ping DanS

[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,

 

[The Seabat]

You know, it would probably help to ask this in a freakin' Linux
group. I'm just sayin'!

 

[DanS]

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]

You know, it would probably help to ask this in a freakin'
Linux group. I'm just sayin'!

It could be a test.

 

[Andrew]

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.

 

[Andrew]

It could be a test.

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

 

[Andrew]

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.

 

[The Seabat]

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

My original premise still stands. You should be asking in a LInux
newsgroup. because I like dancing with blondes.

 

[Parko]

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