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Re: TAB-completion funny with dll files


On Apr 14 12:16, Dave Korn wrote:
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> [Disclaimer:  Yes, I did STFW. 'tab completion dll site:cygwin.com' just
> brings up every post there's ever been about tab completion, because 'dll'
> occurs in just about every post there's ever been on any subject on this
> list!]
> 
> 
>   Does anyone know why tab-completion doesn't work for .dll files?  I don't
> mean in the first word of a command line, I know that only completes
> filenames of executables, but generally when you're entering the args for ls
> or cp or something like that, you can tab-complete any kind of filename.
> What makes dlls so special?  

Nothing?

$ ls -l /bin/cygw<TAB>

results in

$ ls -l /bin/cygwin1.dll

in both, tcsh and bash.  So what?


Corinna

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