[Info-vax] VMS Features I Wish Linux Had

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In article <njlnr2$1sq3$1 at gioia.aioe.org>, Joukj <joukj at hrem.nano.tudelft.nl> writes:
>Johnny Billquist wrote:
>> On 2016-06-10 22:05, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>> In article <njeel9$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.

I remember it.  I never used it but I do remember it.  If this is something
somebody wants, that somebody can port it.
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