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| author | ianmacd <> | 2002-06-25 14:15:52 +0000 |
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| committer | ianmacd <> | 2002-06-25 14:15:52 +0000 |
| commit | 12bded6a0ff613d1ad7b0e34dceb572b405ae0b1 (patch) | |
| tree | 5485cc1e76d09f2b1e35b1b394c4cce861bae35f /README | |
| parent | 900456a75a124994f4fee5d9ebd3c5ede2dfee78 (diff) | |
| download | bash-completion-12bded6a0ff613d1ad7b0e34dceb572b405ae0b1.tar.gz | |
- add section on symlinks to directories having nothing to do with
bash_completion
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$Id: README,v 1.12 2002/06/25 15:48:51 ianmacd Exp $ +$Id: README,v 1.13 2002/06/25 16:15:52 ianmacd Exp $ INSTALLATION @@ -154,6 +154,18 @@ A. It's a choice I had to make. bash's programmable completion is limited in If you would rather have correct path completion for tar file contents, define $COMP_TAR_INTERNAL_PATHS *before* sourcing bash_completion. +Q. When completing on a symlink to a directory, bash does not append the + trailing / and I have to hit <Tab> again. I don't like this. + +A. This has nothing to do with bash_completion. It's the default for + completing symlinks to directories in bash 2.05a, and was added because + sometimes you want to operate on the symlink itself, rather than what it + points to. + + In bash 2.05b and later, you can get the pre-2.05a behaviour back by + putting 'set mark-symlinked-directories on' in your /etc/inputrc or + ~/.inputrc file. + Q. This code is rubbish/not bad/pretty good/the best thing since sliced bread. How can I show my appreciation? |