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Date: Fri,  4 Nov 2005 01:27:58 +0000
From: Uriel <uriell@binarydream.org>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] tab completion and command history in rc
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One last note: one of the reasons why tab-completion is frowned upon is
because it's indication of too intricate paths, remember to keep your
file trees clean and simple and to take advantage of binds and union
mounts to keep everything at hand. If you do this you won't miss
tab-completion and you will have a much easier time finding what you are
looking for.

uriel

On Fri, Nov 04, 2005 at 01:22:35AM +0000, Uriel wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 03, 2005 at 08:14:29PM -0500, John Floren wrote:
> > As for command history, you are expected to
> > find the previous command in your rc window, edit it, copy it, paste it
> > to the prompt, and then run it.  This is obviously more efficient than
> > hitting the "up" arrow.
> No need to copy/paste(and if you do, do it mouse-chording), you can use
> "Send" directly.
> 
> Edit any line in your window, double click at the start or end of the
> line to select it, and then Middle-click->Send; is a very common and
> useful idiom(note that in the default profile your shell prompt is
> defined as a NOP function precisely for this).
> 
> This are all FAQs, I think for the most part are well documented in the
> papers, man pages and the Wiki; and of course lots of material and in
> the 9fans archives.
> 
> The Plan 9 community can be friendly or harsh, but reading the docs is
> always well worth the time.
> 
> uriel