possibility in /sbin/sh shell

[Badaim_1]

Hello,

In bash shell, when we use TAB key, it "suggest" possible commands. Is it possible to set it in POSIX shell or ksh ?

[Tim Nelson]

you can hit esc twice to autofill up to the next non unique char

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

No, the Posix ('/sbin/sh' or '/usr/sbin/sh') shell use ESC+ESC (Escape trice) to do filename completion.

By the way, do _NOT_ alter root's default shell as defined in '/etc/passwd'. To change it to anything other than '/sbin/sh' may lead to an un-startable server. You can, however, switch to a Bash shell manually if you like and define such by default for non-root users if that is a preference.

You can fetch a Bash binary from the Porting Center. Be sure to install all the run-time dependencies if you do:

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Shells/bash-4.0.033/

Regards!

...JRF...

[dirk dierickx]

there is some completion, mainly for files and directories available in other shells. however bash has the best completion possible. it does so much more then only files/dirs.

look up the 'bash completion' project for more info.

[Michael Steele_2]

Hi

LOL - Jame's response is very good advice and one I did not follow many years ago, when at that time I created an unbootable box by doing just what James has stated, only with ksh.

I had to go into single user to fix the problem.

There are many such little fixes that an SA will perform only once and then never do again. Another is putting a file.old in rc.config.d or one of the rc dir.s, or just a special char. file name.

This, you will also only do once.

[T. M. Louah]

Quick tips:

To recall the commands that you have issued in HP-UX, change the shell to korn shell.
# ksh -o vi
Press ESC and K on the keyboard.
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