Re: ssh, where do the host come from
On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 16:39:15 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> fxkl47BF@protonmail.com wrote:
> > when i type ssh and two tabs i get a list of host
> > numeric and names
> > where do they come from
>
> Assuming you are using bash (or another shell that does TAB
> completion) I think it's probably just a list of file and directory
> names in the current directory.
>
> Try doing the same in a different directory.
No, it's almost certainly programmable completion from the bash-completion
package. It's installed and used by default in Debian. (Some of us
disable or remove it. I don't care for it, personally. Too flaky.)
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