[H-GEN] TAB command completion

[James C. McPherson]

Harry Phillips wrote:
> I have recently switched to Ubuntu (a Debian based distro) from Mandrake.
> One of the things I really miss is the single Tab command completion. 

... in my choice of shell....

> The default I have seen on all other distros is:
> 1. Part of command.
> 2. TAB.
> 3. Fills as much as it can and "beeps"
> 4. Tab again and it shows you all possible matches.
> Since I am lazy and I *hate* the beeps, does anyone know how to change 
> the default so that it does the same as Mandrake:
> 1. Part of command
> 2. TAB
> 3. Fills in as much as it can and lists possible matches.

What I'm missing here is an appreciation that it's not
the "distribution" which is the difference, it's the
defaults which the distribution has made to your shell
default settings.

You know, like you'd find in /etc/bashrc or /etc/profile...


James C. McPherson
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