[Info-vax] VMS Features I Wish Linux Had

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2016-06-13 09:37, Joukj wrote:
> 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.

Yes. But that don't change the fact that it proves that it could (can) 
be done.

	Johnny

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