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complete (TAB)
possible-completions (M-?)
completion-display-width
, the value of the environment variable COLUMNS
, or the screen width, in that order.insert-completions (M-*)
possible-completions
.menu-complete ()
complete
, but replaces the word to be completed with a single match from the list of possible completions. Repeated execution of menu-complete
steps through the list of possible completions, inserting each match in turn. At the end of the list of completions, the bell is rung (subject to the setting of bell-style
) and the original text is restored. An argument of n
moves n
positions forward in the list of matches; a negative argument may be used to move backward through the list. This command is intended to be bound to TAB
, but is unbound by default.menu-complete-backward ()
menu-complete
, but moves backward through the list of possible completions, as if menu-complete
had been given a negative argument.delete-char-or-list ()
delete-char
). If at the end of the line, behaves identically to possible-completions
. This command is unbound by default.Next: Keyboard Macros, Previous: Numeric Arguments, Up: Bindable Readline Commands [Contents][Index]