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Mac Terminal Auto Complete

Usually on a Unix/Linux terminal when you press Tab it will auto-complete until there are several options, and then it will list the options below for you to select. For example:

cd he
helpFolder/ helpMe/ heIsThere/
cd help

With the Mac terminal, it forces you to press it twice to see options. I wondering if it's possible to change that setting to one Tab press?

Solution

  • Put this in your ~/.inputrc:

    set show-all-if-ambiguous on

    You'll need to restart your shell (for example by opening a new terminal window or typing exec /bin/bash).