[Dorset] tab in interactive bash

Can someone please explain why bash in interactive mode doesn't respond to the tab key, and what workaround would they recommend apart from starting an interactive /bin/sh ? (Ubuntu lucid, soon to be precise). TIA, John -- John Palmer Preston near Weymouth, Dorset, England e-mail:

Re: [Dorset] tab in interactive bash

Hi John, Can someone please explain why bash in interactive mode doesn't respond to the tab key Did it used to work for you? What have you entered and what happens on pressing tab? Does the cursor move across as if one or more spaces have been inserted? Does the terminal beep? (You may

Re: [Dorset] tab in interactive bash

On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:32:53 +, jo...@bcs.org.uk said: Can someone please explain why bash in interactive mode doesn't respond to the tab key Respond in what way? What are you doing, what happens, and how does that differ from what you expected to happen? -- We're looking for smart Linux