Autocompletion , autocompletion ( English autocomplete ) is a function in programs that provide for interactive input of text (editors, command-line shells, browsers, etc.) to supplement text in the entered part.
Content
- 1 Command Interpreters
- 1.1 Unix
- 1.2 IOS (Cisco)
- 1.3 Windows
- 2 See also
- 3 Sources
Command Interpreters
Unix
Different shell options have different autocompletion rules, although the principle is similar - by clicking on TAB, the options are either displayed or substituted on the command line. Zsh by pressing TAB changes the options on the command line, bash , depending on the configuration settings, can either simply display the options or iterate over them.
IOS (Cisco)
When working in IOS via the command line interface, any partially typed command can be "expanded" to full by pressing the TAB key. When specifying a question mark, either line continuation options are displayed (for example, for "con" the options "configure" and "connect") or help on possible refinements to the command (if there is a space before the cursor).
Windows
The cmd.exe shell supports autocompletion by pressing the Tab key by iterating over the file names and subdirectories of the current directory. Autocompletion of commands and executable file names that are outside the current directory is not supported. Substitution names replace those already entered or substituted. If the file or directory name contains a space, then the substitution of this option occurs with quotation marks.
See also
- Predictive text input
- IntelliSense