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Re: how execute a script



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On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 06:56:40PM +0000, Brian wrote:

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> My example: gv does not recognise the PDF file 'test' as something it is
> *capable of opening*. With 'test' as the only file in a directory the
> command gv plus TAB completion doesn't produce 'gv test'. But 'gv test'
> opens the file, which is all that matters.

The TAB thing is your shell's autocompletion talking, gv isn't involved.
And yes, shell's autocompletion usually relies on the file name pattern
(dot-ending, aka "extension" is but a special case of that).

regards
- -- tomás
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