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Originally Posted by TA-t3 View Post
Another little trick I use all the time: When I'm editing (or ls'ing or whatever else) files or directories that I expect to exist, I only enter the first very few letters and then just <tab> to see what's there. Much quicker, and you avoid the file/directory spelling errors.
Tab-competion is built into virtually every Linux/UN*X shell. I'd feel really odd coming across one that didn't have it.

Better watch out though: Before you know it, you'll be tabbing in Windows command shell, only to be sorely disappointed -- as is usual with Windows.