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e633
 PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:37 pm   
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Jut a quick question, is it possible to somehow enable path auto-completion, e.g. while asking the user to enter a path
Code:
read -p "Insert path:" path
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jsz
 PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:42 pm   
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Yes, with the -e option of read(0).

From the help(0) text:
« -e use Readline to obtain the line in an interactive shell »

Code:
read -erp 'Insert path: '


You might want to check rlwrap(1) too.
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