The phenomenon where your mac or iOS device completes a word for you which you are attempting to type.
Questions tagged [auto-complete]
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git auto-complete for *branches* at the command line?
On my Linux machine I have autocomplete for branches with Git.
[Note we are talking about git branch completion, not bash completion (e.g. commands, files, etc). Thus NOT Lane's answer at all]
For example I can type git checkout+TAB and get a list…
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How can I remove an autocomplete suggestion from Safari's address bar?
A site that I visit frequently used to be located at:
http://www.site.com/sub/dir
But now it's just located it:
http://www.site.com/sub
The problem is, I visited the original location so often that Safari suggests it as the Top Hit and…
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Turn on Text Replacement, Chrome?
I know I'm supposed to enable text replacement via Edit > Substitutions > Text Replacement but… I cannot find that menu in Chrome at all. Help?
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How to remove .DS_Store from command-line auto-completion using cd?
I understand that .DS_store files serve a purpose. That said, they are a nuisance when auto-completing with the cd command. When I type cd in Terminal and press tab twice it lists all directories in the working directory.
Is there a way of removing…
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Completion for git commands
I recently switched from using an Ubuntu box for the last 7 years to a Mac. I have read other posts like Switching from Ubuntu to OS X and I'm lost and What is the difference between iTerm2 and Terminal?
Why don't iTerm2 and Terminal complete the…
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How can I get the iPhone to "forget" certain words?
The auto-complete features can be nice, but somewhere along the line my iPhone has learned some questionable language. How can I get the iPhone to "forget" certain words from its auto-complete settings / dictionary?
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Is there a way to auto-complete the open command in Terminal?
I frequently use the open -a command in Terminal to open applications via ssh. How do I make it auto-complete an application's name?
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In Mail.app, how can I set a recipient's default email address?
When typing a recipient's name in the "To:" field, Mail.app will bring up an autocomplete menu showing all email addresses for that recipient (e.g., Home and Work). If I don't pay attention and just hit Enter or Tab to autocomplete the recipients…
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Ubuntu-like bash completion in Mac OS X?
I work in the terminal a fair bit, and one thing I really miss from the servers I usually work on is the comprehensive autocompletion bash provides on Ubuntu servers.
Are there any readymade tools that will add a similar level of completion to my…
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How to enable Maven autocomplete on Mac OS X command-line?
When using Maven (mvn) on OS X Terminal, how can I get tab-completion for Maven goals, plugin names, etc? Things like this:
mvn pa [TAB] -> mvn package
mvn je [TAB][TAB] -> mvn jetty:run
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How to make the terminal auto-complete from the command history?
In Linux, I had managed to set up the terminal in such a way that if I type part of a command and press the arrow key 'up', it would auto-complete with the last command that started with what I had typed.
I tried to do the same on MacOS following…
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Git autocompletion is not working with homebrew
Here is my setup:
brew install git bash-completion
Warning: git-2.1.3 already installed
Warning: bash-completion-1.3 already installed
In .bash_profile:
if [ -f $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion ]; then
. $(brew…
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Terminal/iTerm Autocomplete "greyed" functionality?
Not too sure how to describe this... but I saw this on a person's computer a cafe today and didn't get a chance to ask him what plugin/application he was using --
I think it best to illustrate with an example:
Say there's a directory with three…
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How can I remove specific top hits in Safari's address bar?
(Similar to this How can I remove an autocomplete suggestion from Safari's address bar?, but those answers do not help)
A site I visit frequently is located at:
http://example.com/sub
Unfortunately when I begin typing "exa" in the address bar, I…
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How to edit Safari form values?
I would like to be able to selectively edit specific auto-fill form values in Safari - rather than just delete the entire form data for that site.
I know I can do the latter from Prefs > AutoFill > other forms > Edit… but I'd rather be able to…
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