BTW - why do you need tab completion every time? Can't you assign a shorter alias? What about writing a small CGI script and moving to a web interface? It'll be much more future proof IMHO.
On 11 November 2013 06:36, Amos Shapira <amos.shap...@gmail.com> wrote: > For a start: http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=96#c2 > > what's the value of $TERM in the different sessions? > > > On 11 November 2013 06:21, Shachar Shemesh <shac...@shemesh.biz> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> At home, I have a highly sophisticated media server (i.e. - a bash script >> that schedules, using "at", a "cat /dev/video0 > video.mpg", and schedules >> another "killall cat"). We usually just order the Yes transcoder to jump to >> the proper programme at the right time, and coincidentally tell the >> computer to record at the same time. >> >> Don't mock it, it works for us. >> >> Since the media computer's keyboard is a tiny wireless thing, and since >> we like the TV to show the live broadcast while we set up the recording >> anyway (so we can see what time programmes start and end), we usually use a >> laptop and SSH to actually set the recording. >> >> *queue sad music* >> About half a year ago we moved to a bigger, better, apartment. Due to a >> recent drive for (slightly more) organized living room, all household >> computers' permanent residence is in different rooms (some of them on >> different floors - it's a really really big apartment). Whereas previously >> the routine consisted of: >> >> 1. Pick up nearest laptop >> 2. Click the "TV computer" icon >> 3. Order programmes >> >> It now consists of: >> >> 1. Go to other room >> 2. Disconnect laptop from "docking station" (one HDMI and three USB >> cables) >> 3. Wait for display to switch to laptop screen >> 4. Bring laptop to living room >> 5. Perform step 2 from previous checklist >> 6. Perform step 3 from previous checklist >> 7. Return laptop to room >> 8. Do the reverse of steps 3 and 2 from above >> >> That greatly compromises our otherwise very positive media computer >> experience. So I got the bright idea of using one of the many Android >> devices we have around to do the same task, reverting to the simple 3 >> points list. >> >> There is one problem, though. I get no tab completion. >> TL;DR so far: >> >> Tab completion over ssh from Android does not work. >> >> >> I have tried different keyboards, to no avail. I did try the "hacker >> keyboard", and it is great in that it has ctrl and arrow movement. Tab, >> however, still does not work. >> >> Tab completion does work for a local shell. Just not one started over ssh. >> >> The remote shell does get the tab character. If I run "hd", I can see >> "09" in the input stream. >> >> Tab completion does work when the ssh is from a "real" computer. >> >> At this point, I'm at a loss as to what to check. I am not aware that tab >> has anything to do with stty. Does anyone understands the way the shell >> decides to provide auto-completion, and therefor the reason why it doesn't? >> >> Thanks, >> Shachar >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing list >> Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> >> > > > -- > [image: View my profile on LinkedIn] > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/gliderflyer> > -- [image: View my profile on LinkedIn] <http://www.linkedin.com/in/gliderflyer>
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