Re: bash-completion, tab and ambiguous globs
On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Jean-Baptiste Thomas
<cau2jeaf1honoq@laposte.net> wrote:
> In bash, typing, say, "ls x*y" then tab lists all the possible
> expansions of "x*y" on the next line, then prints the command
> line anew with "x*y" replaced by longest common stem.
>
> With bash-completion installed, "x*y" is summarily replaced by
> its first match.
Thank you! I just pondered this today, and I remember that it used to
work much better. Now I at least know the culprit.
Seriously, when does bash-completion actually help someone on the
command line? The only time I notice it is when a pattern is buggy and
doesn't let me complete a filename even when it's completely valid.
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