AutoComplete Mac OS X doesn't operate normally

In my Working Directory I have 3 files and directories names:Applications, Application, Appendix.txtWhen I am trying to do AutoComplete by hitting tab it misbehaves

I type App and hit tab, AutoComplete gives me Applications instead of stopping and allowing me to choose one of the three entries (when hitting another tab).

What can I do to fix this issue?

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1 Answer

Great, I found the answer to this issue. Anyway, all you have to do is to edit a file called .inputrc in the home directory ~.

So here are the steps:

nano ~/.inputrc

In the file Delete the following line: TAB: menu-complete.

The file should contain only the following lines:

set completion-ignore-case on
set show-all-if-ambiguous on

Then restart the terminal.

And voilà.

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