How do I autocomplete in terminal Mac?

How do I autocomplete in terminal Mac?

How to Enable Autocomplete in Mac Terminal

  1. Type in terminal nano ~/.inputrc.
  2. Paste the following on separate lines.
  3. set completion-ignore-case on set show-all-if-ambiguous on TAB: menu-complete.
  4. Hit control+O to save changes to .inputrc followed by control+X to exit nano.

What can the terminal be used for?

Using a terminal allows us to send simple text commands to our computer to do things like navigate through a directory or copy a file, and form the basis for many more complex automations and programming skills.

How do I open terminal in Linux?

  1. Ctrl+Shift+T will open a new terminal tab.
  2. It is a new terminal… but in a new tab rather than new window.
  3. I don’t see any reason to use xdotool key ctrl+shift+n while using gnome-terminal you have many other options; see man gnome-terminal in this sense.
  4. Ctrl+Shift+N will open a new terminal window.

Which is the best command line terminal to use?

This is the best terminal I have found used yet: http://bliker.github.io/cmder/ The great thing is you can use UNIX commands as well. You can even do something such as: vim run.bat to edit a batch file. If you’re going the command line way for git access, you’re probably looking for msys git: https://msysgit.github.io/

Which is the keyboard shortcut for Mac OS X?

Command + Z check Edit menu if you are unsure if the shortcut is available for a program or a scenario. On a side note, Command works as the default shortcut key on Mac OS X where Windows’ default modifier key is Ctrl. This holds for Copy, Paste, Open, etc… share|improve this answer.

What’s the equivalent of Ctrl + Z on Windows?

A Windows’ Ctrl+Z equivalent for OSX. On many operating systems if you want to undo something you can press Ctrl + Z. I tried this on Mac OS X and it does not work.

Which is the Windows equivalent of command prompt?

The Check Disk command-line utility on Windows, which you can invoke by running chkdsk in Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell, allows you to check for and repair disk-related errors. The Terminal equivalent in macOS is the fsck (file system consistency check) command.