6 things that I miss in bash | Linux Today

6 things that I miss in bash

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 10, 2009

[ Thanks to Alexander Sandler for this
link. ]

“2 – Completion of directory and file names based on
their usage
I think that 90% of cd’s that I do are all destined to the
same directory. Why on earth I see the list of possible destination
for cd in alphabetical order every time I press TAB?

“3 – Completion of make targets
I know this has already been implemented. But I am wondering why it
isn’t part of bash_completion package on Ubuntu. OpenSuSE is
no better – it does completion only to some yast stuff.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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