Re: [nail-devel] mailx for everyday use
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From: Martin N. <ne...@ga...> - 2007-10-11 16:32:28
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> I would like to make script to allow me to attach a file with > filename completion ability, without actually adding readline > Is this possible? I'm admittedly not a fan or bug user of attachments anyway but: I'm not missing filename completion because I can always (a) use the ~!ls foo* escape and then the mouse (X11 or screen(1)) (b) use the ~!ls foo* escape and an xterm's dabbrev feature when using the ~@ attachment escape next. The xterm dynamic-abbreviation feature is probably little known. It is just a few years old and, though described in most man pages by now, seldom enabled in xxBSD or Linux distributions. It's a compile time option. In addition, you need to define a key for the dabbrev action in your ressource settings as described in the manpage. So, yes, it's a bit of a setup hassles, but well worth the effort. Martin |