Powershell tab-complete trailing slash
In Powershell, when you are typing in a path, using tab-completion, directories don't get a trailing (back)slash, meaning that at each level, I have to type Tab - . Is there any way to make Powershell add the trailing backslash to directories it has autocompleted, like Bash does?
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In Powershell, when you are typing in a path, using tab-completion, directories don't get a trailing (back)slash, meaning that at each level, I have to type Tab - . Is there any way to make Powershell add the trailing backslash to directories it has autocompleted, like Bash does?
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asked Sep 24 '10 at 15:14
tghw
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In Powershell, when you are typing in a path, using tab-completion, directories don't get a trailing (back)slash, meaning that at each level, I have to type Tab - . Is there any way to make Powershell add the trailing backslash to directories it has autocompleted, like Bash does?
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asked Sep 24 '10 at 15:14
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In Powershell, when you are typing in a path, using tab-completion, directories don't get a trailing (back)slash, meaning that at each level, I have to type Tab - . Is there any way to make Powershell add the trailing backslash to directories it has autocompleted, like Bash does?
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PowerTab is an extension which adds Intellisense-like capabilities to Powershell. You may find that you like the way its pop-up lists and use of backslash and space to select completions works. It doesn't solve the problem of no trailing backslash, but the author says that the issue is with the way Powershell works.
PowerTab Cheat Sheet
answered Sep 24 '10 at 18:06
Dennis Williamson
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I tried using it before asking this question, but I couldn't figure out how to install it, and the docs are completely lacking. Any idea how to do that?
– tghw
Sep 25 '10 at 13:19
@tghw: Yeah, the docs are pretty bad. Unzip the file intoDocumentsWindowsPowerShellModulesso you have a new directory under that calledPowerTab. Then in PS doImport-Module powertab. See this for further instructions. You will get error messages (and will need to/unless you) manually create a directory and some files.
– Dennis Williamson
Sep 25 '10 at 15:56
1
PowerTab will not add trailing backslashes to a directory, but it does support recursive tab expansion based on typing a backslash. The reason for this is that it would break chaining of tab expansion. PowerShell will only call a new TabExpansion() if the command line has changed since the last TabExpansion(). So adding a backslash to the result would mean that you could not press <TAB> again.
– JasonMArcher
Oct 16 '10 at 17:23
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On the off-chance that someone stumbles over this in 2018:
PSReadLine is a neat module that does this and much more. Installing it is as simple as running 2 commands (In PS5 - for older versions, check the README):
Install-Module PSReadLine
Import-Module PSReadLine
With a little configuration, PSReadline can do much more advanced things, but Tab-Autocompletion, proper Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V and some other things work out of the box.
Windows 10 includes PSReadLine by default.
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PowerTab is an extension which adds Intellisense-like capabilities to Powershell. You may find that you like the way its pop-up lists and use of backslash and space to select completions works. It doesn't solve the problem of no trailing backslash, but the author says that the issue is with the way Powershell works.
PowerTab Cheat Sheet
answered Sep 24 '10 at 18:06
Dennis Williamson
76.2k14129167
I tried using it before asking this question, but I couldn't figure out how to install it, and the docs are completely lacking. Any idea how to do that?
– tghw
Sep 25 '10 at 13:19
@tghw: Yeah, the docs are pretty bad. Unzip the file intoDocumentsWindowsPowerShellModulesso you have a new directory under that calledPowerTab. Then in PS doImport-Module powertab. See this for further instructions. You will get error messages (and will need to/unless you) manually create a directory and some files.
– Dennis Williamson
Sep 25 '10 at 15:56
1
PowerTab will not add trailing backslashes to a directory, but it does support recursive tab expansion based on typing a backslash. The reason for this is that it would break chaining of tab expansion. PowerShell will only call a new TabExpansion() if the command line has changed since the last TabExpansion(). So adding a backslash to the result would mean that you could not press <TAB> again.
– JasonMArcher
Oct 16 '10 at 17:23
add a comment |
PowerTab is an extension which adds Intellisense-like capabilities to Powershell. You may find that you like the way its pop-up lists and use of backslash and space to select completions works. It doesn't solve the problem of no trailing backslash, but the author says that the issue is with the way Powershell works.
PowerTab Cheat Sheet
answered Sep 24 '10 at 18:06
Dennis Williamson
76.2k14129167
I tried using it before asking this question, but I couldn't figure out how to install it, and the docs are completely lacking. Any idea how to do that?
– tghw
Sep 25 '10 at 13:19
@tghw: Yeah, the docs are pretty bad. Unzip the file intoDocumentsWindowsPowerShellModulesso you have a new directory under that calledPowerTab. Then in PS doImport-Module powertab. See this for further instructions. You will get error messages (and will need to/unless you) manually create a directory and some files.
– Dennis Williamson
Sep 25 '10 at 15:56
1
PowerTab will not add trailing backslashes to a directory, but it does support recursive tab expansion based on typing a backslash. The reason for this is that it would break chaining of tab expansion. PowerShell will only call a new TabExpansion() if the command line has changed since the last TabExpansion(). So adding a backslash to the result would mean that you could not press <TAB> again.
– JasonMArcher
Oct 16 '10 at 17:23
add a comment |
PowerTab is an extension which adds Intellisense-like capabilities to Powershell. You may find that you like the way its pop-up lists and use of backslash and space to select completions works. It doesn't solve the problem of no trailing backslash, but the author says that the issue is with the way Powershell works.
PowerTab Cheat Sheet
answered Sep 24 '10 at 18:06
Dennis Williamson
76.2k14129167
PowerTab is an extension which adds Intellisense-like capabilities to Powershell. You may find that you like the way its pop-up lists and use of backslash and space to select completions works. It doesn't solve the problem of no trailing backslash, but the author says that the issue is with the way Powershell works.
PowerTab Cheat Sheet
answered Sep 24 '10 at 18:06
Dennis Williamson
76.2k14129167
answered Sep 24 '10 at 18:06
Dennis Williamson
76.2k14129167
answered Sep 24 '10 at 18:06
Dennis Williamson
76.2k14129167
answered Sep 24 '10 at 18:06
Dennis Williamson
76.2k14129167
76.2k14129167
I tried using it before asking this question, but I couldn't figure out how to install it, and the docs are completely lacking. Any idea how to do that?
– tghw
Sep 25 '10 at 13:19
@tghw: Yeah, the docs are pretty bad. Unzip the file intoDocumentsWindowsPowerShellModulesso you have a new directory under that calledPowerTab. Then in PS doImport-Module powertab. See this for further instructions. You will get error messages (and will need to/unless you) manually create a directory and some files.
– Dennis Williamson
Sep 25 '10 at 15:56
1
PowerTab will not add trailing backslashes to a directory, but it does support recursive tab expansion based on typing a backslash. The reason for this is that it would break chaining of tab expansion. PowerShell will only call a new TabExpansion() if the command line has changed since the last TabExpansion(). So adding a backslash to the result would mean that you could not press <TAB> again.
– JasonMArcher
Oct 16 '10 at 17:23
add a comment |
I tried using it before asking this question, but I couldn't figure out how to install it, and the docs are completely lacking. Any idea how to do that?
– tghw
Sep 25 '10 at 13:19
@tghw: Yeah, the docs are pretty bad. Unzip the file intoDocumentsWindowsPowerShellModulesso you have a new directory under that calledPowerTab. Then in PS doImport-Module powertab. See this for further instructions. You will get error messages (and will need to/unless you) manually create a directory and some files.
– Dennis Williamson
Sep 25 '10 at 15:56
1
PowerTab will not add trailing backslashes to a directory, but it does support recursive tab expansion based on typing a backslash. The reason for this is that it would break chaining of tab expansion. PowerShell will only call a new TabExpansion() if the command line has changed since the last TabExpansion(). So adding a backslash to the result would mean that you could not press <TAB> again.
– JasonMArcher
Oct 16 '10 at 17:23
I tried using it before asking this question, but I couldn't figure out how to install it, and the docs are completely lacking. Any idea how to do that?
– tghw
Sep 25 '10 at 13:19
I tried using it before asking this question, but I couldn't figure out how to install it, and the docs are completely lacking. Any idea how to do that?
– tghw
Sep 25 '10 at 13:19
@tghw: Yeah, the docs are pretty bad. Unzip the file into
DocumentsWindowsPowerShellModules so you have a new directory under that called PowerTab. Then in PS do Import-Module powertab. See this for further instructions. You will get error messages (and will need to/unless you) manually create a directory and some files.– Dennis Williamson
Sep 25 '10 at 15:56
@tghw: Yeah, the docs are pretty bad. Unzip the file into
DocumentsWindowsPowerShellModules so you have a new directory under that called PowerTab. Then in PS do Import-Module powertab. See this for further instructions. You will get error messages (and will need to/unless you) manually create a directory and some files.– Dennis Williamson
Sep 25 '10 at 15:56
1
1
PowerTab will not add trailing backslashes to a directory, but it does support recursive tab expansion based on typing a backslash. The reason for this is that it would break chaining of tab expansion. PowerShell will only call a new TabExpansion() if the command line has changed since the last TabExpansion(). So adding a backslash to the result would mean that you could not press <TAB> again.
– JasonMArcher
Oct 16 '10 at 17:23
PowerTab will not add trailing backslashes to a directory, but it does support recursive tab expansion based on typing a backslash. The reason for this is that it would break chaining of tab expansion. PowerShell will only call a new TabExpansion() if the command line has changed since the last TabExpansion(). So adding a backslash to the result would mean that you could not press <TAB> again.
– JasonMArcher
Oct 16 '10 at 17:23
add a comment |
On the off-chance that someone stumbles over this in 2018:
PSReadLine is a neat module that does this and much more. Installing it is as simple as running 2 commands (In PS5 - for older versions, check the README):
Install-Module PSReadLine
Import-Module PSReadLine
With a little configuration, PSReadline can do much more advanced things, but Tab-Autocompletion, proper Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V and some other things work out of the box.
Windows 10 includes PSReadLine by default.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 14:29
MCO
1011
add a comment |
On the off-chance that someone stumbles over this in 2018:
PSReadLine is a neat module that does this and much more. Installing it is as simple as running 2 commands (In PS5 - for older versions, check the README):
Install-Module PSReadLine
Import-Module PSReadLine
With a little configuration, PSReadline can do much more advanced things, but Tab-Autocompletion, proper Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V and some other things work out of the box.
Windows 10 includes PSReadLine by default.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 14:29
MCO
1011
add a comment |
On the off-chance that someone stumbles over this in 2018:
PSReadLine is a neat module that does this and much more. Installing it is as simple as running 2 commands (In PS5 - for older versions, check the README):
Install-Module PSReadLine
Import-Module PSReadLine
With a little configuration, PSReadline can do much more advanced things, but Tab-Autocompletion, proper Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V and some other things work out of the box.
Windows 10 includes PSReadLine by default.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 14:29
MCO
1011
On the off-chance that someone stumbles over this in 2018:
PSReadLine is a neat module that does this and much more. Installing it is as simple as running 2 commands (In PS5 - for older versions, check the README):
Install-Module PSReadLine
Import-Module PSReadLine
With a little configuration, PSReadline can do much more advanced things, but Tab-Autocompletion, proper Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V and some other things work out of the box.
Windows 10 includes PSReadLine by default.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 14:29
MCO
1011
answered Dec 22 '18 at 14:29
MCO
1011
answered Dec 22 '18 at 14:29
MCO
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