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From: bfox@AUREL.CNS.CALTECH.EDU (Brian Fox)
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Subject: Still having problems with \n in PS1 (& other readline comments)
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Date: 17 Nov 89 02:50:06 GMT
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   Posted-Date: Thu, 16 Nov 89 13:50:49 -0500
   Date: Thu, 16 Nov 89 13:50:49 -0500
   From: Chet Ramey <chet@cwns1.INS.CWRU.Edu>
   Reply-To: chet@po.CWRU.Edu

   <tale@pawl.rpi.edu> says:
   > tcsh).  How about making TAB work like Emacs does in completing reads?
   > If TAB can't add any non-ambiguous characters from point then it shows
   > completions otherwise it adds in what can.

   I don't think this is a good idea.  Possible completions should never be
   shown unless asked for explicitly.

I think it deserves a vote.  If enough people want it, I will make it a
variable in .inputrc.

Brian