set filec in the KSH?

Ed Allen ed at lvw6.lvw.loral.com
Mon Apr 22 13:44:38 AEST 1991


In article <1991Apr15.141632.3138 at cbnews.cb.att.com> lvc at cbnews.cb.att.com (lawrence.v.cipriani) writes:

   Probably what you want to use is <ESC> \.  Also, if you enter <ESC> =
   you'll get a list of filenames that match the pattern.  So in Edward's
   example, typing:

	   $vi /u/lvc/p<ESC>=

   gives you:

	   1) psycho
	   2) psyllium
	   $ vi /u/lvc/p_
   -- 
This brings up the question of what the numbers are for.

Can I get ksh to expand to a particular match by somehow using
its number ?

If the numbers cannot be used for anything why are they there ?
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