Setting Options for Auto-Completion of Command Entries

  1. Do one of the following:
    • On the ribbon, click Manage > Options. In the dialog box, click System Options. Expand Display > AutoCompletion.
    • On the menu, click Tools > Options. In the dialog box, click System Options. Expand Display > AutoCompletion.
    • Type AutoCompleteOptions at the command prompt.
  2. Set options:
    • Auto selection of closest suggestion. Automatically selects the command or variable name that is closest to what you entered when you press Enter. Otherwise you need to enter the complete name or select an entry from the suggestion list.
    • Display suggestion list. Specifies whether a suggestion list displays as you type a command or variable name.
      If you display the suggestion list, you can set:
      • Suggestion list delay time. Sets a delay time (in milliseconds) which passes before the suggestion list displays.
      • Include aliases in list. Includes alias command names in the suggestion list.
        • Display commands with aliases. Displays the command name in brackets after the alias name in the suggestion list.
    • Include command variables. Includes command variable names in the suggestion list.
    • Include mid-string search. Browses command names for occurences of the string you type not only for initial characters, but also among whole command and variable names.
When you enter a command and the suggestion list displays, right-click the list to set options described above.