On Saturday 12 March 2011 00:34:50 Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* David C. Rankin [03-12-11 00:19]:

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What is wrong with the 'tab' to complete directory names in bash? eg: ls Docu<tab>

gives: Documents

but not

Documents/

This seems somewhat random: You *probably* have a Documents *file* in your path. I do not and I do get the trailing "/".

Quick on the trigger tonight :^)

Tapping 'tab' twice should display the available completion options, i.e. 'Documents/', 'Documents-Business/', 'Documents-Personal/' and so on, right? It isn't possible to have both a directory 'Documents' and file 'Documents' residing in the same directory. :-) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On 03/11/2011 11:51 PM, Carl Hartung wrote:

Tapping 'tab' twice should display the available completion options, i.e. 'Documents/', 'Documents-Business/', 'Documents-Personal/' and so on, right? It isn't possible to have both a directory 'Documents' and file 'Documents' residing in the same directory.

:-)

Nope - no such coincidence :-) 23:29 alchemy:~/tde/tnotes> ls ~/ arch bin cnf Desktop Downloads img mmedia public_html scr suse tde 12:07 alchemy:~/tde/tnotes> ls -1 ~/ arch bin cnf Desktop Downloads img mmedia public_html scr suse tde 12:07 alchemy:~/tde/tnotes> ls ~/D Desktop/ Downloads/ 12:07 alchemy:~/tde/tnotes> cd ~/tde tde/ tde// It is really random. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. 12:07 alchemy:~/tde/tnotes> cd ~/img img/ img// 12:07 alchemy:~/tde/tnotes> echo $PATH /opt/kde3/bin:/usr/lib64/mpi/gcc/openmpi/bin:/home/david/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin:/usr/lib/qt3/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin Dunno. I bet if you spend time in a console, you will see it before to long :) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Patrick, Here's where you appeared to 'jump the gun' Mr. 'Quick on the trigger' :-)

You *probably* have a Documents *file* in your path. I do not and I do get the trailing "/".

See? You suggested the OP "probably" had a "Documents *file*" in his path (your words and emphasis.) I subsequently suggest to / remind the OP to try 'tapping tab twice' to display the available completion options:

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Tapping 'tab' twice should display the available completion options, i.e. 'Documents/', 'Documents-Business/', 'Documents-Personal/' and so on,

Here you misinterpret my suggestion to mean I'd misunderstood the OP's post:

Yes, but the OP did not indicate that action was attempted. In the above, "Documents" *would* be the first offer.

Yes, it would. Which is precisely why I suggested it and supplied those specific (germane) examples. :-)

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It isn't possible to have both a directory 'Documents' and file 'Documents' residing in the same directory.

correct

Correct! I feel better now that we're back in sync! regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org