Add autocompletion in dash
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Is it possible to get at least "some" autocompletion in a dash shell like in bash?
At least for the existing filenames in a path.
autocomplete dash
asked Sep 30 '14 at 8:10
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Is it possible to get at least "some" autocompletion in a dash shell like in bash?
At least for the existing filenames in a path.
autocomplete dash
asked Sep 30 '14 at 8:10
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Is it possible to get at least "some" autocompletion in a dash shell like in bash?
At least for the existing filenames in a path.
autocomplete dash
asked Sep 30 '14 at 8:10
rubo77rubo77
7,6572573134
Is it possible to get at least "some" autocompletion in a dash shell like in bash?
At least for the existing filenames in a path.
autocomplete dash
autocomplete dash
asked Sep 30 '14 at 8:10
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asked Sep 30 '14 at 8:10
rubo77rubo77
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No, dash doesn't have completion. Otherwise it would be called bash. Dash was designed to execute shell scripts fast and with a minimum of memory, it wasn't intended to be used interactively.
The best way to get completion in dash is to run exec zsh or exec fish. Or, if you want to stick with a shell that doesn't use much memory, use a BusyBox sh build that includes completion.
If you want to stick with dash, you can do what people did before completion existed: use wildcards. For example, instead of typing a prefix of a file name and then pressing Tab, type a prefix of a file name and then type *. The prefix needs to be unique, otherwise multiple file names will be interpolated.
To list “completions”, call ls or run echo on the wildcard pattern.
If you use the same file name (or other string) multiple times, store it in a variable.
answered Sep 30 '14 at 22:43
GillesGilles
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exec fishjust closed it here (using yakuake with dash as default)
– Aquarius Power
Jan 23 at 15:28
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@AquariusPower Because you did not have thefishshell installed. Both of those commands simply starts another shell in place of the currentdashshell (I assume the commands were meant as a kind of a joke).
– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 15:56
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Suggesting an alternative (@...)
why dash? for me is the resident memory usage. (I use yakuake and each bash tab is 34MB here. dash is 708KB.) The problem is I am often typing bash to have autocompletion.
The alternative: yash RSS=1080KB, has excellent auto-completion (may be even friendlier than bash's one). I set it as default on yakuake and no matter how many tabs I open it is very easy on memory.
complementing https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/158523/30352:exec zsh used 5.5MB RSS (...@) as you may not want to stick with dash :)
Obs.: RSS thru htop
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No, dash doesn't have completion. Otherwise it would be called bash. Dash was designed to execute shell scripts fast and with a minimum of memory, it wasn't intended to be used interactively.
The best way to get completion in dash is to run exec zsh or exec fish. Or, if you want to stick with a shell that doesn't use much memory, use a BusyBox sh build that includes completion.
If you want to stick with dash, you can do what people did before completion existed: use wildcards. For example, instead of typing a prefix of a file name and then pressing Tab, type a prefix of a file name and then type *. The prefix needs to be unique, otherwise multiple file names will be interpolated.
To list “completions”, call ls or run echo on the wildcard pattern.
If you use the same file name (or other string) multiple times, store it in a variable.
answered Sep 30 '14 at 22:43
GillesGilles
536k12810821600
exec fishjust closed it here (using yakuake with dash as default)
– Aquarius Power
Jan 23 at 15:28
1
@AquariusPower Because you did not have thefishshell installed. Both of those commands simply starts another shell in place of the currentdashshell (I assume the commands were meant as a kind of a joke).
– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 15:56
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No, dash doesn't have completion. Otherwise it would be called bash. Dash was designed to execute shell scripts fast and with a minimum of memory, it wasn't intended to be used interactively.
The best way to get completion in dash is to run exec zsh or exec fish. Or, if you want to stick with a shell that doesn't use much memory, use a BusyBox sh build that includes completion.
If you want to stick with dash, you can do what people did before completion existed: use wildcards. For example, instead of typing a prefix of a file name and then pressing Tab, type a prefix of a file name and then type *. The prefix needs to be unique, otherwise multiple file names will be interpolated.
To list “completions”, call ls or run echo on the wildcard pattern.
If you use the same file name (or other string) multiple times, store it in a variable.
answered Sep 30 '14 at 22:43
GillesGilles
536k12810821600
exec fishjust closed it here (using yakuake with dash as default)
– Aquarius Power
Jan 23 at 15:28
1
@AquariusPower Because you did not have thefishshell installed. Both of those commands simply starts another shell in place of the currentdashshell (I assume the commands were meant as a kind of a joke).
– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 15:56
add a comment |
No, dash doesn't have completion. Otherwise it would be called bash. Dash was designed to execute shell scripts fast and with a minimum of memory, it wasn't intended to be used interactively.
The best way to get completion in dash is to run exec zsh or exec fish. Or, if you want to stick with a shell that doesn't use much memory, use a BusyBox sh build that includes completion.
If you want to stick with dash, you can do what people did before completion existed: use wildcards. For example, instead of typing a prefix of a file name and then pressing Tab, type a prefix of a file name and then type *. The prefix needs to be unique, otherwise multiple file names will be interpolated.
To list “completions”, call ls or run echo on the wildcard pattern.
If you use the same file name (or other string) multiple times, store it in a variable.
answered Sep 30 '14 at 22:43
GillesGilles
536k12810821600
No, dash doesn't have completion. Otherwise it would be called bash. Dash was designed to execute shell scripts fast and with a minimum of memory, it wasn't intended to be used interactively.
The best way to get completion in dash is to run exec zsh or exec fish. Or, if you want to stick with a shell that doesn't use much memory, use a BusyBox sh build that includes completion.
If you want to stick with dash, you can do what people did before completion existed: use wildcards. For example, instead of typing a prefix of a file name and then pressing Tab, type a prefix of a file name and then type *. The prefix needs to be unique, otherwise multiple file names will be interpolated.
To list “completions”, call ls or run echo on the wildcard pattern.
If you use the same file name (or other string) multiple times, store it in a variable.
answered Sep 30 '14 at 22:43
GillesGilles
536k12810821600
edited Jan 23 at 22:27
answered Sep 30 '14 at 22:43
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536k12810821600
answered Sep 30 '14 at 22:43
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answered Sep 30 '14 at 22:43
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536k12810821600
exec fishjust closed it here (using yakuake with dash as default)
– Aquarius Power
Jan 23 at 15:28
1
@AquariusPower Because you did not have thefishshell installed. Both of those commands simply starts another shell in place of the currentdashshell (I assume the commands were meant as a kind of a joke).
– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 15:56
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exec fishjust closed it here (using yakuake with dash as default)
– Aquarius Power
Jan 23 at 15:28
1
@AquariusPower Because you did not have thefishshell installed. Both of those commands simply starts another shell in place of the currentdashshell (I assume the commands were meant as a kind of a joke).
– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 15:56
exec fish just closed it here (using yakuake with dash as default)– Aquarius Power
Jan 23 at 15:28
exec fish just closed it here (using yakuake with dash as default)– Aquarius Power
Jan 23 at 15:28
1
1
@AquariusPower Because you did not have the
fish shell installed. Both of those commands simply starts another shell in place of the current dash shell (I assume the commands were meant as a kind of a joke).– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 15:56
@AquariusPower Because you did not have the
fish shell installed. Both of those commands simply starts another shell in place of the current dash shell (I assume the commands were meant as a kind of a joke).– Kusalananda
Jan 23 at 15:56
add a comment |
Suggesting an alternative (@...)
why dash? for me is the resident memory usage. (I use yakuake and each bash tab is 34MB here. dash is 708KB.) The problem is I am often typing bash to have autocompletion.
The alternative: yash RSS=1080KB, has excellent auto-completion (may be even friendlier than bash's one). I set it as default on yakuake and no matter how many tabs I open it is very easy on memory.
complementing https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/158523/30352:exec zsh used 5.5MB RSS (...@) as you may not want to stick with dash :)
Obs.: RSS thru htop
answered Jan 23 at 15:37
Aquarius PowerAquarius Power
1,70932137
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Suggesting an alternative (@...)
why dash? for me is the resident memory usage. (I use yakuake and each bash tab is 34MB here. dash is 708KB.) The problem is I am often typing bash to have autocompletion.
The alternative: yash RSS=1080KB, has excellent auto-completion (may be even friendlier than bash's one). I set it as default on yakuake and no matter how many tabs I open it is very easy on memory.
complementing https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/158523/30352:exec zsh used 5.5MB RSS (...@) as you may not want to stick with dash :)
Obs.: RSS thru htop
answered Jan 23 at 15:37
Aquarius PowerAquarius Power
1,70932137
add a comment |
Suggesting an alternative (@...)
why dash? for me is the resident memory usage. (I use yakuake and each bash tab is 34MB here. dash is 708KB.) The problem is I am often typing bash to have autocompletion.
The alternative: yash RSS=1080KB, has excellent auto-completion (may be even friendlier than bash's one). I set it as default on yakuake and no matter how many tabs I open it is very easy on memory.
complementing https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/158523/30352:exec zsh used 5.5MB RSS (...@) as you may not want to stick with dash :)
Obs.: RSS thru htop
answered Jan 23 at 15:37
Aquarius PowerAquarius Power
1,70932137
Suggesting an alternative (@...)
why dash? for me is the resident memory usage. (I use yakuake and each bash tab is 34MB here. dash is 708KB.) The problem is I am often typing bash to have autocompletion.
The alternative: yash RSS=1080KB, has excellent auto-completion (may be even friendlier than bash's one). I set it as default on yakuake and no matter how many tabs I open it is very easy on memory.
complementing https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/158523/30352:exec zsh used 5.5MB RSS (...@) as you may not want to stick with dash :)
Obs.: RSS thru htop
answered Jan 23 at 15:37
Aquarius PowerAquarius Power
1,70932137
answered Jan 23 at 15:37
Aquarius PowerAquarius Power
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