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Functions of the <tab> key
The <tab> key has two major functions in the file panel:
-
if the cursor stands within or immediately after a word,
<tab> attempts to complete it
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otherwise (if there is nothing to complete) <tab> inserts text into the command line:
-
if a command name is expected (it is the the first word in a
command) and the current file is an executable file or a directory,
then it inserts:
./executable
or
directory/
-
if an argument is expected (not the first word in a command), it inserts the name
of the current file:
file
Notes:
- if you just want to insert filename(s) without any completion, you might also use the <F2> key
- all inserted filenames are correctly quoted