On Dec 18, 2007 5:08 PM, Alex Sleiborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi. I have just installed the new build of Solaris 10, i havn't used Unix 
> before. But i have used Debian for several years now. But the gnome terminal 
> including xterm isn't behaving like i'm used to. When i'm typing cd 
> "directory name", i'm able to write the first 3 letters in a Linux terminal 
> and press <TAB>, and it will write the entiry path. The other problem is i 
> can't see the path, it's only displaying a #, i would like to see something 
> like this. #/etc/init.d if i'm working in the "/etc/init.d" directory
> How can i reconfigure my terminal to support these features?

This isn't your terminal, but the "shell" you are using.

You need to change the shell in your /etc/passwd file to something
such as /usr/bin/bash or something else that supports "tab
completion."

As for the prompt, you need to set the PROMPT variable in your environment.

-- 
Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst
http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/

"To err is human -- and to blame it on a computer is even more so." -
Robert Orben
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