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RonK
Asked: 2011-05-03 23:48:15 +0800 CST

what does the command `set autolist` do?

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Any idea what the autolist argument means? I could'nt find anything about it in the manual.

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    In tcsh setting autolist will cause tab completion to show a menu of options when the completion choice is ambiguous instead of just beeping at you and waiting for more input until an unambiguous completion is possible. From the tcsh man page:

    autolist (+)
    If set, possibilities are listed after an ambiguous completion.
    If  set  to  `ambiguous', possibilities are listed only when no
    new characters are added by completion.
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