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Thankfully while computers are indeed picky about typos, they also gladly guess, complete and validate what you're trying to tell them if you ask politely (a.k.
by hnjst 6y ago
Thankfully while computers are indeed picky about typos, they also gladly guess, complete and validate what you're trying to tell them if you ask politely (a.k.a. banging repeatedly on the tab key).
- oblio 6y agoIf someone was nice enough to provide that autocompletion for your favorite commands, because Unix commands don't have any kind of introspection.
- hnjst 6y agoYour shell probably does though, at least for files and commands. Some like ZSH even have completions for common commands readily available, accept external completion plugins and let you write your own as a last resort.