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[Karl Larsen]

Vinson Carrethers wrote:
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>> Vinson Carrethers wrote:
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>>>>>     Well for some reason it does not work for me at all. In a terminal I 
>>>>> write sudo vim /etc/X11 and then a Tab and it looks like /etc/X11\ and 
>>>>> it does not work. What have I done wrong?
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>>>>> Karl
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>> This is the vim site and it is quite current.
>> http://www.vim.org/
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>> However, I have had no luck finding a solution to your problem.
>> I will continue to search if you are on dial-up.  Please let me know.
>> vince
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>>     I was told the answer. See my message.
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>> Karl
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> None of this is true now.  I downloaded vim 1:7.1-138+1ubuntu3 and now when I
> type sudo /etc/X11, I am not required to press 'Tab' any number of times.  The
> X11 directory/file list comes up as default.  I like that!
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> I tried it on other directories with the same results.  Sweet.
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    Well I tried sudo gedit /etc/X11 and it still takes 3 Tabs to get 
the list. But it does work. Glad the latest vim takes no Tabs.

Karl


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