does linux have a "did you mean......" component for the command line like Google?

John Toliver john.toliver at gmail.com
Fri Nov 16 15:22:08 UTC 2007


Actually the tab command works.  You only need to be clear on the first 
few letters although the other options are interesting as well.  Thanks.

Owen Townend wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 01:34 -0500, John Toliver wrote:
>   
>> You know how when you type something that may be misspelled and Google 
>> comes back with "Did you mean this?" spelling properly what you were 
>> trying to search for.  Can I install a package that lets me get to the 
>> command I am looking for even  if I happen to mis a letter? For example 
>> smbpaswd vs. smbpasswd.  Big difference when trying to get the system to 
>> play nice in a windows network.
>>
>>
>>     
>
> Hey,
>   Try zsh, it has this feature as well as a host of others. The feature
> is called 'Command Correction'.
>
> This site should sell it for you:
> http://friedcpu.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/zsh-the-last-shell-youll-ever-need/
>
> An extract:
> 	Typo correction. How many times have you typed something 
> 	like aptg-et or other mangled commands? Well, if I do that 
> 	in zsh, I get a message asking: “zsh: correct 'aptg-et' to
> 	'apt-get' [nyae]? “. Magical, isn’t it? This autocorrect also 
> 	applies to any parameters or paths or filenames you type.
>
> This one is a good setup guide:
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/zsh.xml
>
> cheers,
> Owen.
>
>
>   




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