/bin/sh and autocomplete

[Siassei]

Hello,

How do I enable the auto-completion in a /bin/sh console?

 

[phoenix]

You use a shell that supports autocomplete. sh(1) doesn't.

 

[Siassei]

What shell has equal function as the bash shell? How can I change the shell? (I come from linux, sorry).

 

[gordon@]

If you want bash, just install shells/bash. From there you can use chsh(1) to change your shell.

 

[UNIXgod]

I hear zsh has auto-complete down to a science shells/zsh

 

[graudeejs]

shell/mksh is best and sh compatible
+ it's as fast as sh (unlike bash)

 

[mix_room]

If you want bash, just install shells/bash. From there you can use chsh(1) to change your shell.

Just remember that it is bad to change your root shell to something that doesn't live under /bin/

 

[gordon@]

Just remember that it is bad to change your root shell to something that doesn't live under /bin/

Sage advice. Actually, I would argue that root's shell should never be changed. If you really want a different shelled root account, either exec your shell of choice after logging in, or enable the toor account and set its shell to be what you want.

 

[tingo]

Sage advice. Actually, I would argue that root's shell should never be changed. If you really want a different shelled root account, either exec your shell of choice after logging in, or enable the toor account and set its shell to be what you want.

FWIW, I routinely change the root shell on my machines to /bin/sh (I prefer that over csh), and have done so since the FreeBSD 3.x days, with no ill effects. YMMV.