Enabling completion with tab on an old ksh on SystemV

Question

Is it possible to make completion with Tab like in bash?

Currently I use Esc twice, can this be changed to a tab?

Only for test study,i like old system like dos,unix sysV,even unix v7(1979),for work and at home i use linux,hpux,aix and sometimes ios — elbarna, Apr 27 '15 at 15:30
It does not appear that [ksh88](http://www2.research.att.com/sw/download/man/man1/ksh88.html) implements configurable key bindings — glenn jackman, Apr 27 '15 at 15:44
I have configured alias for use arrow keys instead ctrl+p,ctrl+n,etc i though was possible alias esc too — elbarna, Apr 27 '15 at 15:57

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36

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I'm not sure which version of System V you're using, nor which version of ksh, but it's possible to change the completion key to Tab with ksh93 (not with ksh88, though, I believe).

Depending on age, these in your ~/.profile may do it:

set -o emacs
bind bind "^I=complete"

See this thread for more info.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36

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answered Jul 13 '15 at 11:43

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sure work,but on my unix srv4(att 2.1) ksh is ksh88,anyway thanks – elbarna Jul 13 '15 at 18:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 06 '18 at 05:03

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The question is solved: with ksh93 is possible to change completion key, but with ksh88 it's not possible

edited Sep 06 '18 at 05:03

Ashan Priyadarshana

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answered Oct 14 '15 at 20:58

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Enabling completion with tab on an old ksh on SystemV

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