Re: Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
On Tuesday 18 January 2005 12:10, Warren wrote: I changed the shell type using: chsh -s /bin/csh I think you want /bin/tcsh/ which is the enhanced version of csh. Incidently I think tcsh is the default for root, not csh, which is probably why auto-completion works for you in root. It's recommended that you stick to shells in /bin for root, and tcsh is the best of these. For non-root account you have more choice, bash and ksh are popular. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
On Wed, Jan 19, 2005 at 02:32:41PM +, RW wrote: On Tuesday 18 January 2005 12:10, Warren wrote: I changed the shell type using: chsh -s /bin/csh I think you want /bin/tcsh/ which is the enhanced version of csh. Incidently I It's the same thing: ---$ ls -i /bin/csh /bin/tcsh 24836 /bin/csh* 24836 /bin/tcsh* think tcsh is the default for root, not csh, which is probably why auto-completion works for you in root. root:*:0:0:Charlie :/root:/bin/csh File completion works because `set filec' is set in /.cshrc It's recommended that you stick to shells in /bin for root, and tcsh is the best of these. For non-root account you have more choice, bash and ksh are popular. This is true enough. If you really want to use a different shell, then you could probably write a conditional test to go in the default shell's startup files. For example, to run bash, put a conditional test in .cshrc to check that bash can be invoked without errors. If so, exec() it. If not, then just continue with csh. Voila. You have a bash shell, without having to change root's default shell. I am afraid I can't help with the syntax, as I don't use csh. HTH Dan -- Daniel Bye PGP Key: ftp://ftp.slightlystrange.org/pgpkey/dan.asc PGP Key fingerprint: 3B9D 8BBB EB03 BA83 5DB4 3B88 86FC F03A 90A1 BE8F _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ pgpwzbX4BhoLI.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
On Wednesday 19 January 2005 15:22, Daniel Bye wrote: On Wed, Jan 19, 2005 at 02:32:41PM +, RW wrote: It's recommended that you stick to shells in /bin for root, and tcsh is the best of these. For non-root account you have more choice, bash and ksh are popular. This is true enough. If you really want to use a different shell, then you could probably write a conditional test to go in the default shell's startup files. For example, to run bash, put a conditional test in .cshrc to check that bash can be invoked without errors. If so, exec() it. If not, then just continue with csh. Voila. You have a bash shell, without having to change root's default shell. I am afraid I can't help with the syntax, as I don't use csh. I don't really know whether that's safe. There was a long discussion about this recently and it was not about root being left shellless if /usr doesn't mount (in single user mode the default is sh anyway). There was a specific problem in the ports list that was tracked down to the someone not using a shell in /bin (and copying another shell to /bin is just as bad, unless it's statically linked). I didn't follow it in any detail - I decided it was just better to stick to tcsh for root. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
On Wednesday 19 January 2005 15:22, Daniel Bye wrote: On Wed, Jan 19, 2005 at 02:32:41PM +, RW wrote: On Tuesday 18 January 2005 12:10, Warren wrote: I changed the shell type using: chsh -s /bin/csh I think you want /bin/tcsh/ which is the enhanced version of csh. It's the same thing: ---$ ls -i /bin/csh /bin/tcsh 24836 /bin/csh* 24836 /bin/tcsh* Whilst you may well be right about csh and tcsh having identical behaviour in FreeBSD, you cannot infer that by comparing the binaries. It actually quite common for related programs to have the same executable. For example: $ md5 -r /usr/bin/*grep 44c602f0c4ad6838ec0ba9f353ad4616 /usr/bin/bzegrep 44c602f0c4ad6838ec0ba9f353ad4616 /usr/bin/bzfgrep 44c602f0c4ad6838ec0ba9f353ad4616 /usr/bin/bzgrep 44c602f0c4ad6838ec0ba9f353ad4616 /usr/bin/egrep 44c602f0c4ad6838ec0ba9f353ad4616 /usr/bin/fgrep 44c602f0c4ad6838ec0ba9f353ad4616 /usr/bin/grep 5a35688710a92604bce83761bca5ea61 /usr/bin/pgrep 44c602f0c4ad6838ec0ba9f353ad4616 /usr/bin/zegrep 44c602f0c4ad6838ec0ba9f353ad4616 /usr/bin/zfgrep 44c602f0c4ad6838ec0ba9f353ad4616 /usr/bin/zgrep ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
What is need for me to add/do in order for the pressing of Tab to autcomplete a name to work? It works fine in root .. also when i press the up or down arrow keys it dosent bring up the previous command issued ... im using FreeBSD5.3-STABLE -- Yours Sincerely Shinjii http://www.shinji.nq.nu ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:00, Warren wrote: What is need for me to add/do in order for the pressing of Tab to autcomplete a name to work? It works fine in root .. also when i press the up or down arrow keys it dosent bring up the previous command issued ... im using FreeBSD5.3-STABLE What shell are you using? It sounds like you might be using /bin/sh, the Bourne shell, which doesn't support those functions, but is the default for non-root accounts. The root account by default uses /bin/csh (actually the tcsh) which does what you want. So all you need to do is change the chell of your user. The easiest way is to login as your user type chsh On the line than starts with Shell:, change /bin/sh to /bin/csh Save the changes and then logout login again you should have command line completion job history. To make auto-completion better, edit the file .cshrc in your home directory and add the line autolist = ambigous after the set prompt = line. Alternatively, you could install use another shell like bash or ksh... Cheers, -- Ian GPG Key: http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/imoore/imoore.asc pgpk59ALZi3it.pgp Description: PGP signature
RE: Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
What is need for me to add/do in order for the pressing of Tab to autcomplete a name to work? It works fine in root .. also when i press the up or down arrow keys it dosent bring up the previous command issued ... im using FreeBSD5.3-STABLE Works fine with me, I am using bash2. What shell are you using? ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may be subject to legal privilege, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error or think you may have done so, you may not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message. Please notify the sender immediately and delete the original e-mail from your system. Computer viruses can be transmitted by e-mail. Recipients should check this e-mail for the presence of viruses. The Capita Group and its subsidiaries accept no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. *** ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 08:30:52PM +1000, Warren wrote: What is need for me to add/do in order for the pressing of Tab to autcomplete a name to work? It works fine in root .. also when i press the up or down arrow keys it dosent bring up the previous command issued ... im using FreeBSD5.3-STABLE What shell are you using? I guess you haven't installed any shells from ports yet, and are using the system default, /bin/sh, which doesn't support autocomplete or command history. The root shell is csh, which does have such things. So, either set your user's shell to be /bin/tcsh, or install one of the several shells in ports. HTH Dan -- Daniel Bye PGP Key: ftp://ftp.slightlystrange.org/pgpkey/dan.asc PGP Key fingerprint: 3B9D 8BBB EB03 BA83 5DB4 3B88 86FC F03A 90A1 BE8F _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ pgpNQJPcSRsEC.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
Daniel Bye wrote: On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 08:30:52PM +1000, Warren wrote: What is need for me to add/do in order for the pressing of Tab to autcomplete a name to work? It works fine in root .. also when i press the up or down arrow keys it dosent bring up the previous command issued ... im using FreeBSD5.3-STABLE What shell are you using? I guess you haven't installed any shells from ports yet, and are using the system default, /bin/sh, which doesn't support autocomplete or command history. It does support command history and editing, though not auto-complete. ''set -E'' or ''set -V'' at the prompt (or put either - they are mutually exclusive - in ~/.profile) will enable command history with Emacs or vi style command editing respectively. Regards, Mark The root shell is csh, which does have such things. So, either set your user's shell to be /bin/tcsh, or install one of the several shells in ports. HTH Dan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 11:52:16AM +, Mark Ovens wrote: It does support command history and editing, though not auto-complete. ''set -E'' or ''set -V'' at the prompt (or put either - they are mutually exclusive - in ~/.profile) will enable command history with Emacs or vi style command editing respectively. Live and learn! Thanks for that. Dan -- Daniel Bye PGP Key: ftp://ftp.slightlystrange.org/pgpkey/dan.asc PGP Key fingerprint: 3B9D 8BBB EB03 BA83 5DB4 3B88 86FC F03A 90A1 BE8F _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ pgpTm6W9OB9Kl.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:03 pm, Daniel Bye wrote: On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 11:52:16AM +, Mark Ovens wrote: It does support command history and editing, though not auto-complete. ''set -E'' or ''set -V'' at the prompt (or put either - they are mutually exclusive - in ~/.profile) will enable command history with Emacs or vi style command editing respectively. Live and learn! Thanks for that. Dan I changed the shell type using: chsh -s /bin/csh re-logged in as it prompts and still no go with anything .. so i just simply installed putty and used it to connect to each machine. Thanks for all the help. -- Yours Sincerely Shinjii http://www.shinji.nq.nu ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Tab to Auto-Complete + ....
Warren wrote:
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:03 pm, Daniel Bye wrote:
On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 11:52:16AM +, Mark Ovens wrote:
It does support command history and editing, though not auto-complete.
''set -E'' or ''set -V'' at the prompt (or put either - they are
mutually exclusive - in ~/.profile) will enable command history with
Emacs or vi style command editing respectively.
Live and learn! Thanks for that.
Dan
I changed the shell type using: chsh -s /bin/csh
re-logged in as it prompts and still no go with anything .. so i just simply
installed putty and used it to connect to each machine.
Thanks for all the help.
Put some or all of these in ~/.cshrc
# size of history buffer
set history = 100
# enable auto-complete
set filec
# stop it beeping
set nobeep
# ignore *.o files for file completion
set fignore = '.o'
# '%' prompt for normal user; '#' for root/su
set promptchars=%#
# /path/to/cwd{cmd number}%
set prompt=%/{!}%#
# List matches when autocompleting
set autolist=true
# enable spelling correction
set correct=all
# Useful key bindins
bindkey ^W backward-delete-word
bindkey -k up history-search-backward
bindkey -k down history-search-forward
bindkey ^? backward-delete-char
bindkey \e[3~ delete-char
bindkey \e[1~ beginning-of-line
bindkey \e[4~ end-of-line
See csh(1) for loads of additional options!
HTH
Mark
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