I'd been seeing that *
isn't interpreted on ftp or lftp. Suppose I want to change a directory from current to say ./japan
In ftp> of lftp>, if I give:
$ cd jap*
it would show this error:
No such file or directory
So, I'm forced to give the complete name:
$ cd japan
EDIT #1
@thomas, @gold: Thank you for your valuable information. As *
isn't interpreted with all commands (like cd
), is there any way so that I can get away from typing every time the complete file name.
Best Answer
If you're using
lftp
you can use the Tab key to do path completion similar to the same method used when in a shell such as Bash or Zsh.If you continue to hit Tab as you type it will complete as much of what matches. You can continue to type additional characters from the results of what's left that matches what you're typed thus far.
Example
Initially after connecting to an SFTP server.
It I type
cd u
and then hit Tab one time it will complete this:If I hit it a 2nd time:
If I type a
2
and hit Tab another time it will complete like this:At which point if you hit Enter it will run the above
cd
command.