Thanks to a comment on the Debian Package of the Day site....
I now have a long wished for feature! Ubuntu has bash smart completion turn on by default. Which is usually very helpful... but sometimes isn't. eg. If I go... cvs co T<tab><tab> it... * quietly in the background * does "cvs co CVSROOT/modules" * and prepares a HUGE list of modules starting with T (hey I do work for T(ait) electronics and all our products are T something. but actually I just wanted to refresh the module already in my current working directory. Answer: cvs co T<Alt>-/<Alt>-/ reverts to the "unsmart" version. Yay! John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639 Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632 PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : john.car...@tait.co.nz New Zealand