[Info-vax] VMS Features I Wish Linux Had

[Joukj]

Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2016-06-10 22:05, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article <njeel9$fq3$1 at dont-email.me>, "John E. Malmberg" 
>> <wb8tyw at qsl.net_work> writes:
>>> {...snip...}
>>>
>>> One issue with the VMS terminal line editing is because it is handled in
>>> the driver, it does not have access to the filesystem to allow it to do
>>> filename completion.
>>
>> Where would one use filename completion?  I'd contend only when a 
>> command is
>> entered interactively.  Put it in the CLI!  DCL maintains commands 
>> that have
>> been entered, so editing of commands can/should be handled there too.  
>> These
>> arguments that such features can or could never appear in VMS because 
>> of the
>> terminal driver are bullshit.
> 
> The fact that it already have existed in VMS should be proof enough that 
> it can be done (has everyone forgotten DCLCOMPLETE?)
> 
That package is VAX-only and was never ported to ALpha.

             Jouk