[comp.sys.amiga] 1.4 Shell suggestion

mjw@cs.cmu.edu (Michael Witbrock) (11/07/89)

I guess someone's already suggested this, but...


the cmu cshell does filename completion 

if I type 

ls fo[ESC][ESC] it will complete the common part match of files starting
with fo.
ls fo[ESC]l  will list all the files starting with fo and then allow you
to continue.

under the bourne again c shell (bash) this works for commands on the
path as well.

It's a wonderful idea, and would be especially nice for 40 char amiga
file names full of spaces and
whatnot (I guess it'd have to put in ""s then).

michael

jac@muslix.llnl.gov (James Crotinger) (11/07/89)

  I don't know the specifics, but Bill Hawes is working on an update
to WSHell which will have some sort of filename completion capability.

  Jim