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TAB completion of switches  
Written by glotz the 23 Aug 08 at 06:46. New
Say you want to input 'firefox -profilemanager'.

You can type in 'fir' and hit TAB and probably 'firefox' gets completed depending what's installed on your system. Now it would be sweet to key in a dash (-) to indicate you wish to input a switch and then either hit TAB to see all available switches for the command or type in, say 'prof' and then hit TAB to have it complete the wanted switch. (i.e. just like it now does with commands or file names)
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #12456
Written by glotz the 23 Aug 08 at 06:46.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12456 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Spellchecking in Terminal!!!  
Written by asuastrophysics the 4 Apr 09 at 22:45. New
I feel like terminal doesn't have to be so un-user-friendly.

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When something in terminal is misspelled, or I accidentally leave off a number or something, the entire command is wrong. What's worse, leaving off a letter or number can dramatically change the entire meaning of the command.
(For instance, one time while trying to mount my iPod, the command was misinterpreted and the iPod was reformatted to Fat16)

I feel like I'm still in the '80s here, and it doesn't have to be this way. If a command is entered in wrong and it's a really long command, several minutes of proofreading must be spent going over the code. With this idea, I feel like the terminal would not only be easier to use, but a whole lot more interactive.

Idk any suggestions or comments?
Anything like this already out there?
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Solution #1: Suggest commands
Written by asuastrophysics the 4 Apr 09 at 22:45.
EXAMPLE (In terminal):

$ cd /h0me/USER/
bash: cd: /h0me/USER: No such file or directory
-> "Did you mean to say "cd /home/USER/"?
PRESS Y for YES or N for NO
(If Y, Terminal will proceed with the suggested command. If N, will cancel)
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Solution #2: Include 'spell-checking' in console emulators
Written by qense the 7 Apr 09 at 14:43.
Include command checking in console emulators like GNOME Terminal and Konsole that underline the command if you make a typo like you're used from OpenOffice.org.
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Solution #4: Implement a context list menu like Eclipse, etc.
Written by yanick.rochon the 20 Apr 09 at 04:22.
while typing a command, a list of possible commands could be displayed in a selected list below the cursor (type foreward like), that could suggest also files and folders. The list could display a limited number of suggestions when too many options. Also, there could have another control to have all the possible switches along with the selected command (when pressing space after the command name), or simply a "For command options, type command_name -?" or something.

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Reaching a past command entered in the terminal can be long  
Written by Carlitos the 8 Dec 09 at 19:46. New
When using the up arrow to use a command previously used in the terminal, it can take a long time until you finally get it. This is mainly a problem if you are not sure of the command syntax (and that is why you are looking for it in the history).
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Solution #1: Smart history
Written by Carlitos the 8 Dec 09 at 19:46.
when you enter a few words or characters in the terminal and press the up key, it should display the last entry in history that begins with those characters.

For instance, lets say you previously entered "sudo apt-get update", "kate", "gimp", and "firefox" in the terminal and run those commands. Then if you type "sud" and press the up key, it should take you directly to "sudo apt-get update" instead of "firefox". Exactly as the Matlab cli.

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Simple step, into terminal use  
Written by lordofjojos the 4 Jul 10 at 03:29. New
There is an on-going battle between the hard-core linux users and the newbies migrating from windows about the usability of the terminal. One camp maintains that if you're gonna migrate then you gotta learn, the other camp has spent a lifetime using an OS that hasn't required anything of the sort. Each has a valid opinion, and until there is an easy way to learn the terminal there will not be a large influx of users from the GUI world, and until those users learn the terminal they will never get the help they really need from the purists.
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Solution #1: GUI meets Terminal
Written by lordofjojos the 4 Jul 10 at 03:29.
An app that can run on the desktop with a terminal attached to it. Above or beside the terminal is a sandbox area where configurable buttons can be placed. When adding a button, you simply pick a shape or a size, and choose from a library of commands to link to it, each with a text description on the face or in a pop up when hovered over, and when clicked will place commands in the terminal and execute. Maybe the buttons are re-sizable or the sandbox gets bigger with more buttons, but the terminal is always attached to it so you can see whats happening, and maybe migrate to using the terminal by it's self.
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Solution #2: Have a button on nautilus to open a terminal in the current directory/folder.
Written by blueadept the 29 Jul 10 at 18:39.
If one mainly uses a GUI file browser, then getting access to use a terminal from time to time is awkward, because you first have to navigate to the folder in use.... A button to open a terminal already in the current folder from Nautilus would make the terminal more accessible.

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