On Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:15:16 +0200 (CEST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard
Menedetter) wrote:
> Hi
> "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> SH> "filename completion" is a new term to me. I am seeing this term
> SH> used also by others on this list. By context I infer that it is a
> SH> name for some kind of feature. Would somebody please explain what
> SH> "filename completion" is?
> You type in an incomplete filename, press a button (usually tab) and the
> shell tries to fill in what you may have meant.
> eg there is command.com in the dir you are in.
> You type co<TAB> and the shell says command.com
Thanks for the reply and simple explanation.
This sounds like it would be nice-to-have stuff for some people. As
for myself, I am perfectly satisfied with typing in wild cards to find
files, and I can simply type in "command" to get to the shell. For me,
too many hot keys makes for too much stuff to remember and keep
straight.
Regards,
Sam Heywood
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