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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, James Miller wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, dick allen wrote:
>
> > Silly me.  Used the  <install-to-hd>  command easily once I put the <-to-hd>
> > on end, previously I had only tried <install> thinking it was a shell
> > command, but I suppose it is a piece of scrip or something but in the PATH
> > somewhere.  Had looked for it unsuccessfully.
>
> The easy way to handle this in Linux is to type the first 2 or 3 letters
> of the name you think the command should have, then press the tab key.
> Bash autocompletes, filling in the rest of the text for you. If there is

BL3 does not have bash, it has sh (ash?) which also works this way.
In BL2 I was able to type Moz* and get Mozilla but this does not seem to 
be possible in BL3.

ins <tab> gives insmod


> more than 1 command with those first 3 letters, you get a console beep and
> if you persist hitting the tab key, you'll presented with a list of the

BL3 sh (ash) does not give you a list after the beep when you type i <tab>

> commands starting in those letters onscreen. Then, you can enter more
> letters before hitting the tab key to get the right command, or enter the
> entire text for the command. In your case, entering
>
> --------------
> ins <tab key>
> --------------
>
> would probably have gotten you the install-to-hd script you were seeking.
nope, insmod

Thanks, I just learned a lot.  Sindi


> James
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