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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
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Subject: Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories!
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In message <iq2rsq$qk6$2@speranza.aioe.org>, Zapotec wrote:

> On 06/05/2011 11:56 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> In message<iq1sjb$ru3$3@speranza.aioe.org>, Zapotec wrote:
>>
>>> Shells plus long path names = AAAARGH!
>>
>> Tab completion FTW!
> 
> Only one problem: the typical Java project directory structure means you
> get lots of names with long common substrings. So you get huge numbers
> of possible completions in a lot of cases.

Hence the suggestion of mine that started this thread.