On 4/4/06, David Rosenstrauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Attila wrote:
> > On Dienstag, 4. April 2006 05:50 David Rosenstrauch wrote:
> >
> >> Bash tab completion rocks!  It's one of the things I miss the most on
> >> the (rare) occasions when I have to use a Windows box.
> >
> > Since Windows 2000 the cmd shell have tab completion too. Not so powerfull 
> > as
> > the bash but i think this is not a surprise.-)
> >
> > The solution is so "userfriendly" as every time: You have to set the 
> > REG_DWORD
> > of
> >
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Command Processor/CompletionChar
> >
> > to the value "9" (see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=244407).
> >
> > But please don't ask me other things about the operation system what i have 
> > to
> > use at work.-)
> >
> > See you, Attila
>
>
> Huh!  I was not aware of that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> DR
>
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Indeed, there are two distinct programs: command.com and cmd.exe. The
first is the old piece of junk from DOS. The later is the renewed
piece of junk that tries to mimic bash... :-D In any flavour, it
sucks...

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