Re: filename completion

["Marco Ciampa" <ciampix libero it>]

On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 04:28:55PM +0100, wwp wrote:
> Hello Pavel,
>
>
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:22:45 +0100 "Pavel Tsekov" <ptsekov gmx net> wrote:
>
> > -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > > Datum: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 15:10:07 +0000
> > > Von: "Jack Wootton"
> > > Betreff: filename completion
> >
> > > 6.3 How can I complete commands, file names, variable names and so on?
> > >
> > >    Just press M-Tab.  Press M-Tab again to get a listbox if there are
> > >    multiple possible completions.
> >
> > M-Tab means Alt + Tab :) If your desktop or terminal catches Alt + Tab you can use Esc + Alt + Tab 
> > instead.
>
> Esc? You mean pressing Esc as if it was a modifier key? That doesn't
> work here, or I must have misunderstood something (I tried w/ Esc
> 'cause Alt+Tab is caught by my window manager).
Press Esc, then release the key, then press tab.

btw I really would liked an option to swap the meanings of Esc + Tab and
Tab. That would be less Norton Commander like but more Unix like...

bye


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