Tab File Auto-Completion

Depending on the way you are using the ksh, it is assigned to different keys:

EMACS:
       complete ^[^[
              Automatically completes as much as is unique of the
              command name or the file name containing  the  cur-
              sor.   If the entire remaining command or file name
              is unique a space is printed after its  completion,
              unless  it  is  a directory name in which case / is
              appended.  If there is no command or file name with
              the  current  partial  word  as  its prefix, a bell
              character is output (usually causing a audio beep).

VI:
                   vi-tabcomplete  In vi command line editing, do
                                   command / file name completion
                                   when tab (^I)  is  entered  in
                                   insert mode.

                   vi-esccomplete  In vi command line editing, do
                                   command / file name completion
                                   when escape (^[) is entered in
                                   command mode.

try

set -o vi-tabcomplete and try
bas<TAB>

or

set -o emacs and try
bas<ESC><ESC>

Enjoy
K.

Tab Completion is on for emacs and vi.Where would I enter the above commands anyway?Command line?

It is for the command line that I want to turn on auto-complete.

thewing

the 'set -o' commands kyrmit explained are for the command line! That means the examples he gave are used on the command line. ('set -o emacs' should do the trick for you, check your man pages for ksh).

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Werner

Well I thought as much (must have come across as extremely blond there).I tried those commands.They did nothing for me.Isn't there a file I need to edit?

If you use set -o vi, on Compaq Tru64 Unix, type <esc>\ (escape followed by backslash).  On HP-UX type <esc><esc>.  These should do what you need them to do.  Hope this helps.

Esc causes the cursor to jump back one space.Nothing else happens?Is there an env that needs setting?

Sorry, didn't want to make you blond :-)
I don't have access to your UNIX versions, but again your man pages should help you a bit ... the ksh page talks about the -o

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Werner

Did the trick ;-) Cheers