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outa
outa

Reputation: 77

How can I set up shell tab-completion to toggle through alternatives?

When I type, e.g. "cd bu[tab]", and there is more than one option, (say build/ and builds/), the terminal usually shows a list of all possible options (after pressing [tab] twice). I want to set it up such that each [tab] press will cycle through the alternatives instead of showing a list of them:

$ cd bu[tab] -> $ cd build/ -> [tab] -> $ cd builds/ -> [tab] -> $ cd build/ etc.

I hope it is clear what I mean? :) mIRC has the same feature for nickname and channel completion, for instance.

Also, please tell me this is possible without writing my own completion script.

edit: I'm using the standard terminal on Ubuntu.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1458

Answers (1)

fab
fab

Reputation: 1859

In case you are using zsh: The default zsh shell in grml behaves the way you mention (If I remember correctly). You can have a look at the configuration here

Edit: For Ubuntu, see the accepted answer here: Terminal autocomplete: cycle through suggestions

Upvotes: 2

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