Subject: Re: Linux/OS X -- mounting HDs + a CLUI question
From: Eric D. (liriodendron@mac.com)
Date: Thu Mar 14 2002 - 07:55:53 MST
on 13/3/02 12:09, sfalken at sfalken@citlink.net wrote:
>>> In OS X Terminal I can hit the tab key to complete a command or get a
>>> list of commands. I couldn't access that feature in the YDL GNOME (or was
>>> it KDE?... the one with the gears in the picture, the default install)
>>> "terminal" app. Tab would do nothing for me there, and when I tried
>>> logging in using the alternate sessions (opt-comm-F-key (or was that
>>> opt-ctrl-Fkey)) it wouldn't work either.
>
> Well, if it's not working, either you're not using/bin/bash, or it's been
> disabled in /etc/bashrc or ~/.bash_profile try typing "echo $SHELL" and
> make sure it's spitting back /bin/bash at you, if so, start with your users
> .bash_profile, and make sure there's not a bit that's disableing file
> completion.
This is a default install -- I have changed _nothing_ from the default
settings so I assume that YDL has decided not to use the appropriate shell.
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