Terminal Shortcuts: Completion
Let the shell finish your commands and explore what's available.
Tab completion is one of the biggest productivity boosts in the terminal. These shortcuts help you finish commands faster and discover options without memorizing every path or flag.
Complete commands and paths
Tab
Autocomplete the command or file path being typed
Ctrl+I
Same as
Tab — sends the ASCII horizontal tab characterTabTab
Show all possible completions when there is more than one match
Explore options
Alt+?
List possible completions for what has been typed so far
~TabTab
List all users on the system
Expand in place
Alt+*
Expand all files and directories in the current directory into the prompt
Tip:
Alt + *is like typing*and hittingTab— it dumps every match directly into your command line. Useful when you want to review exactly what will be affected before running a command.