Re: Bash autocompletion
On Thursday 17 April 2003 14:18, Lucien Saviot wrote:
> Hi,
>
> (Off-list because I'm not subscribed.)
>
> If you are using woody, then your problem is due to an "old" version of
> bash-completion. (I spent some time last october to have something
> working. It's still not perfect but usable in most situations.)
> Get a new version at http://www.caliban.org/bash/index.shtml#completion
> and replace the file /etc/bash_completion or source the new version from
> another location. Logout, login and it should work better.
Great, a first quick test indicates, that it's working better.
>
> Of course, this will work only if you don't need to provide a password
> to connect to the remote host.
Yes, I have ssh setup so that I don't need a password.
Bash now completes across the network. Really great.
>
> Hope this helps,
In fact it did.
I will make the change permanent and give it a long try.
>
> Lucien.
Thanks, Michael
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