February 2004
Beginner
200 pages
5h 40m
English
Press the TAB key while you are in the middle of typing a filename, and the shell will automatically complete (finish typing) the filename for you. If several filenames match what you’ve typed so far, the shell will beep, indicating the match is ambiguous. Immediately press TAB again and the shell will present the alternatives. Try this:
$ cd /usr/bin $ ls un <TAB><TAB>