The latest articles on DEV Community by Alan George (@scotty0101). https://dev.to/scotty0101 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F514740%2F9fec6fe9-019b-4e5a-8ed1-cc474e1579ff.jpeg https://dev.to/scotty0101 en Alan George Sun, 15 Nov 2020 10:21:47 +0000 https://dev.to/scotty0101/using-the-tab-button-with-linux-to-autofill-2hcd https://dev.to/scotty0101/using-the-tab-button-with-linux-to-autofill-2hcd <p>One of the great shortcuts when working in the linux terminal is using the "tab" button to autofill in the directory/file you want to navigate too. </p> <p>Enter "ls" , then press the first letter of directory/file you want to go to and hit the "tab" button, this will autofill the rest.<br> Or press "tab" button twice to bring up the options of which directory/file are available.</p> <p>Works wonders on long named directory/files! ...helps against repetitive finger strain! :)<br> ....and also works in the mac terminal too :)</p> linux ubuntu