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In bash, when I hit tab and the completion is ambiguous, it appears like this on my screen:

chris@host / $ cd fo
foo/ for/ foz/
chris@host / $ cd fo

I then continue typing, but I get to another completion:

chris@host / $ cd fo
foo/ for/ foz/
chris@host / $ cd foo/ba
bar/ bat/
chris@host / $ cd foo/ba

And another:

chris@host / $ cd fo
foo/ for/ foz/
chris@host / $ cd foo/ba
bar/ bat/
chris@host / $ cd foo/bar/ba
bad/ bay/ baz
chris@host / $ cd foo/bar/baz
chris@host /foo/bar/baz $

I'm left with a bunch of completion suggestions in my terminal history, which to me is clutter that I don't want. In zsh this does not happen -- once you're finished with a suggestion, it disappears from the terminal, and all you see is:

chris@host / $ cd foo/bar/baz
chris@host /foo/bar/baz $

Is there any way to get bash to act similarly or is this a zsh-only thing?

Chris Mounce
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As far as I'm aware that's just how bash works.
If you prefer the zsh behavior, use zsh.

(The wonderful thing about standard shells is there are so many to choose from!)

voretaq7
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