When using TAB completion with dd command, options (like 'if' or 'of') disappear
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When I type dd if= then hit TAB to complete, the file name is added, but the if= portion vanishes (and of= too, for that matter).
So for example, instead of
# dd if=input_file.iso of=/dev/sdb
I get
# dd input_file.iso /dev/sdb
when using TAB completion. What is going on?
linux bash autocomplete dd
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When I type dd if= then hit TAB to complete, the file name is added, but the if= portion vanishes (and of= too, for that matter).
So for example, instead of
# dd if=input_file.iso of=/dev/sdb
I get
# dd input_file.iso /dev/sdb
when using TAB completion. What is going on?
linux bash autocomplete dd
asked Sep 19 at 18:22
quaeched
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Which shell are you using? Some of them are using dark magic these days... like bash tab completion helpers that just mess things up in completely unpredictable ways.
– frostschutz
Sep 19 at 18:58
I'm using bash.
– quaeched
Sep 19 at 19:32
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When I type dd if= then hit TAB to complete, the file name is added, but the if= portion vanishes (and of= too, for that matter).
So for example, instead of
# dd if=input_file.iso of=/dev/sdb
I get
# dd input_file.iso /dev/sdb
when using TAB completion. What is going on?
linux bash autocomplete dd
asked Sep 19 at 18:22
quaeched
233
When I type dd if= then hit TAB to complete, the file name is added, but the if= portion vanishes (and of= too, for that matter).
So for example, instead of
# dd if=input_file.iso of=/dev/sdb
I get
# dd input_file.iso /dev/sdb
when using TAB completion. What is going on?
linux bash autocomplete dd
linux bash autocomplete dd
asked Sep 19 at 18:22
quaeched
233
asked Sep 19 at 18:22
quaeched
233
asked Sep 19 at 18:22
quaeched
233
asked Sep 19 at 18:22
quaeched
233
asked Sep 19 at 18:22
quaeched
233
233
Which shell are you using? Some of them are using dark magic these days... like bash tab completion helpers that just mess things up in completely unpredictable ways.
– frostschutz
Sep 19 at 18:58
I'm using bash.
– quaeched
Sep 19 at 19:32
add a comment |Â
Which shell are you using? Some of them are using dark magic these days... like bash tab completion helpers that just mess things up in completely unpredictable ways.
– frostschutz
Sep 19 at 18:58
I'm using bash.
– quaeched
Sep 19 at 19:32
Which shell are you using? Some of them are using dark magic these days... like bash tab completion helpers that just mess things up in completely unpredictable ways.
– frostschutz
Sep 19 at 18:58
Which shell are you using? Some of them are using dark magic these days... like bash tab completion helpers that just mess things up in completely unpredictable ways.
– frostschutz
Sep 19 at 18:58
I'm using bash.
– quaeched
Sep 19 at 19:32
I'm using bash.
– quaeched
Sep 19 at 19:32
add a comment |Â
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Which shell are you using? Some of them are using dark magic these days... like bash tab completion helpers that just mess things up in completely unpredictable ways.
– frostschutz
Sep 19 at 18:58
I'm using bash.
– quaeched
Sep 19 at 19:32