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Old 10-17-2006   #4 (permalink)
Andrew Webb


 
 

RE: tab and variable

> I think by saying '<tab> works off the contents of your current location' is
> correct, but the fact is the PS' tab-completion is worth more than that, I
> believe you can enter:
> hkcu:<tab>
> without being in hkcu drive.


You're right! Even more impressive than I thought.

Try this:
$e<tab><tab><tab>

It will iterate through the current list of variables, listing those that
begin with 'e'. This is what it will do with variables, rather than examine
their contents - which I think answers your original question.


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