How to get linux to stop asking “There are # rows, list them anyway? [n/y]” for auto-completing

Question

How do I get tcsh to stop asking if I want to list files in a directory that may have a lot of auto-completes?

For example, if I do: xemacs ../"TAB" to get the list of files it asks:

There are 371 rows, list them anyway? [n/y]

I don't want it to ask this, just list them.. it's getting tiresome.

(Or how to at least set the tolerance to a higher number of auto-completes before it asks)

Thanks.

This isn't being done by linux (which is a kernel), it's being done by bash
@Daenyth The OP specifies tcsh (which is a little more obvious in the edit). But, yeah.

Ludo · Answer 1 · 2011-06-28 15:43:05Z

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In your inputrc file, set the following variable:

set completion-query-items xxxxx

where xxxxx is the number of items at which you will be asked to display or not.

answered Jun 28 '11 at 15:43

Ludo
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This works for bash, but not tcsh – KeithB Jul 1 '11 at 18:10

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KeithB · Answer 2 · 2011-07-01 18:12:57Z

In your $HOME/.cshrc, you want to add

set listmax = 10000
set listmaxrows = 1000

From the manpage

listmax and listmaxrows can be set to limit the number of items and rows (respectively) that are listed without asking first.

You can adjust the numbers to suit your individual tastes.

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