Filename completion

You often enter the name of a file or directory as part of a command. You can complete the file or directory name automatically by entering the the first few characters of its name and then pressing a particular key.

This feature is available with all shells except the Bourne shell.

• Finding out which shell you are using
• Filename completion with the C shell
• Filename completion with the TC shell
• Filename completion with the Korn shell
• Filename completion with the Bourne Again SHell

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