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diff --git a/sphinx/quickstart.py b/sphinx/quickstart.py
index 2e1993b4..e181d3ab 100644
--- a/sphinx/quickstart.py
+++ b/sphinx/quickstart.py
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ from io import open
TERM_ENCODING = getattr(sys.stdin, 'encoding', None)
+#try to import readline, unix specific enhancement
+try:
+ import readline
+ if 'libedit' in readline.__doc__:
+ readline.parse_and_bind("bind ^I rl_complete")
+ else:
+ readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
+except ImportError:
+ pass
+
from docutils.utils import column_width
from sphinx import __version__
@@ -922,6 +932,7 @@ class ValidationError(Exception):
"""Raised for validation errors."""
def is_path(x):
+ x = path.expanduser(x)
if path.exists(x) and not path.isdir(x):
raise ValidationError("Please enter a valid path name.")
return x