After reading this article, I set CDPATH=.:~. However, I do not have tab completion through the directories in my home directory. I was wondering if anyone was aware of ways to do this.
asked Nov 30, 2010 at 17:24
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1I don't think that setting CDPATH gives you tab completion. It allows you to cd to a sub-directory of any of the directories listed by just entered the sub-directory name.– dmahNov 30, 2010 at 17:55
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On my Ubuntu desktop system, I can type "cd D" (in a directory other than ~) and press Tab twice and see "Desktop/ Documents/ Downloads/" as proposed destinations. Do you not get similar behavior?– Dennis WilliamsonNov 30, 2010 at 18:24
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You should install and enable bash-completion — it defines a _cd function and sets it as the completer for the cd command, which overrides the default completion and includes $CDPATH.
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It works on mac too. The answer link is broken but it was easy to locate the package in
brew.– NiloctOct 29, 2022 at 17:04