On Jun 14, 2008, at 11:25 PM, James Coyle wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I'm studying the Terminal and a book I'm using states that if I start
> from my home directory, then enter P, and then a Tab, I'll get a
> choice of every entry in my home directory that starts with P. I tried
> this once and was successful. Now, though, when I try the same
> command, I get only once choice "PPCExplain" which is located in /
> Documents/usr/bin, not my home directory. I've deleted preferences
> etc. and even when I enter a different letter, the Terminal output
> only directs me to entries in the Developer folder.
>
> I'm beginning to think that perhaps long ago I made a change in some
> Fink config file that is pointing the Terminal in the "wrong"
> direction. Might that be the case here and if so, what would I need to
> do to change this?
>
> Thanks.
First a question ... are you sure it is /Documents/usr/bin ? ... not /
Developer/usr/bin ?
In any event, what do you get when you type "pwd" followed by
<return>? ... I suspect your are not in your home directory, but in /
Developer/usr/bin.
Try typing
cd ~
cd P<tab>
and see what happens.
Ben
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