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Re: CMD, case-insensitive file-name completion
- To: Scott Mintz <Scott dot Mintz at po dot cle dot ab dot com>
- Subject: Re: CMD, case-insensitive file-name completion
- From: Don Sharp <Don dot Sharp at dddandr dot octacon dot co dot uk>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 22:22:22 +0100
- CC: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- References: <0006A9FE.1893@po.cle.ab.com>
Scott Mintz wrote:
>
> That's true. The data value below is the <TAB> character. You could
> theoretically change it to something else.
>
> The actual key is:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
>
> Note the space between Command and Processor is necessary.
>
I am running NT 3.51 SP5 and I haven't got any completion going after
making the entry in my registry. What should I have to do apart from
typing TAB during command line entry? Should it be a binary rather than
string value?
Cheers
Don Sharp
P.S. I have logged off and logged back in.
> -Scott A. Mintz
>
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> Subject: Re: CMD, case-insensitive file-name completion
> Author: RPraetorius@AspenRes.Com at Internet
> Date: 5/27/97 12:08 PM
>
> CMD also has case-insensitive filename completion. I believe it's
> undocumented, although this may have changed. . . Here's what you need
> in your registry (under HKEY_CURRENT_USER) to turn it on:
>
> Key Name: Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
> Name: CompletionChar
> Type: REG_SZ
> Data: 9
>
> (grepping the web for CompletionChar may turn up more info).
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