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Subject: bash - ignore dot files for autocompletion?
From: gcmarx-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Gordon Marx)
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 09:02:18 -0500
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On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Robert La Ferla <robert-2x9W/xM/j7LR7s880joybQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> In our source code, we have .svn directories (for Subversion) and when
> navigating thru a directory using the TAB key, the .svn directories also
> appear for autocompletion.  Is there a way to get bash to ignore them?  I
> tried set match-hidden-files off but that didn't seem to work.
>

Google claims that if you're doing this in .bashrc, you should do:
bind 'set match-hidden-files off'
You could also try setting FIGNORE="svn", but this will keep you from
completing any file that ends in svn, so that may not be what you want.

Good luck,
Gordon

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- bash - ignore dot files for autocompletion?
  - From: robert-2x9W/xM/j7LR7s880joybQ at public.gmane.org (Robert La Ferla)

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