Linux – Tab-completion with directories/links

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I have this problem with tab-completion in terminal in both archlinux and ubuntu:

I have a link which links to a directory named "something" in my home directory. Now when I open a terminal and want to do something with that directory, let's say just cd, I'd type cd somet and then hit tab because now "something" is the only possibility it gets completed.

The problem is that there is no slash after something (as there should be since it's a link to a directory). I have to hit tab one more time for the slash to appear.

Is there a way to fix this, ie. so that the slash appears directly?

Best Answer

echo "set mark-symlinked-directories on" >> ~/.inputrc

Ctrl+x, then Ctrl+r

via Ubuntu Forums - Strange bash shell tab completion behaviour

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