Resurrecting a thread that didn't even exist on this list :) There's a final version of this now. After installing, to get the tab completion I'm after, make sure to run:
Set-PSReadlineOption -EditMode Emacs https://github.com/lzybkr/PSReadLine -----Original Message----- From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Powershell Tab Completion Ahh, finally :) http://nivot.org/nivot2/post/2012/09/12/Emulating-Bash-GNU-Readline-with-PowerShell-30.aspx -----Original Message----- From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Powershell Tab Completion I'm looking for a way to improve Poweshell's tab completion to be more like Linux. My *nix experience is limited to VMWare 3.x and Extreme XOS, but I believe the behavior I'm about to describe may be more accurately described as Bash's. In any case, I'm going to refer to it as Linux for the purposes of this post :) Assume I've got the list of cmdlets below and want to run Get-MailboxImportRequestStatistics. In PS, I can type Get-Mail and start pressing tab, but I have to hit tab 13 times, looking for the appropriate command. But in Linux, I only need to type Get-Mail and when I press tab, it automatically completes up to Get-Mailbox, which is the point of ambiguity. Then I can tack on an I, press tab and it completes to the next point of ambiguity, namely Get-MailboxImportRequest. I tack on an S, press tab, and I'm done. All told, under Powershell, I need 21 keystrokes to complete the command. In Linux, I only need 13. I've seen a few different Powershell scripting environments, but I haven't been able to find one that handles tab completion the way Linux does. I've also seen info around modifying the TabExpansion function, but I've not seen a mod that implements what I'm looking for. Am I missing something out there or is what I'm wanting impossible? Get-MailboxAuditBypassAssociation Get-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration Get-MailboxCalendarConfiguration Get-MailboxCalendarFolder Get-MailboxDatabase Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus Get-MailboxExportRequest Get-MailboxExportRequestStatistics Get-MailboxFolder Get-MailboxFolderPermission Get-MailboxFolderStatistics Get-MailboxImportRequest Get-MailboxImportRequestStatistics Get-MailboxJunkEmailConfiguration Get-MailboxMessageConfiguration Get-MailboxPermission Get-MailboxRegionalConfiguration Get-MailboxRestoreRequest Get-MailboxRestoreRequestStatistics Get-MailboxSearch Get-MailboxServer Get-MailboxSpellingConfiguration Get-MailboxStatistics ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
