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Undo bash autocompletion

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Mar 15, 2026926 views
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Problem

Possible Duplicate: Keyboard shortcuts in Bash shell Is there any way I can undo an auto-completion done by bash? For example: Is there any way I can replace the irritating backspacing part with some cool combo which undoes the most recent auto-completion?

Error Output

$> ls first/second/t
<Presses tab>
$> ls first/second/third
<realizes it should be fourth and not third>
<presses backspace key till initial prompt iā€¦

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Fix for: Undo bash autocompletion

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try undo with also may do what you want. It deletes last word.

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