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diff --git a/docs/buildroot.html b/docs/buildroot.html index 98a91e592..c71b50a19 100644 --- a/docs/buildroot.html +++ b/docs/buildroot.html @@ -202,6 +202,33 @@ $ make UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE=uClibc.config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE=$HOME/bb.config $ make HOSTCXX=g++-4.3-HEAD HOSTCC=gcc-4.3-HEAD </pre> + <h3><a name="helper_completion" id="helper_completion"></a> + Using auto-completion</h3> + + <p>If you are lazy enough that you don't want to type the entire <i>make + menuconfig</i> command line, you can enable auto-completion in your shell. + Here is how you can do that using <i>bash</i>:</p> +<pre> +$ complete -W menuconfig make +</pre> + + <p>Then just enter the begining of the line, and ask <i>bash</i> to + complete it for you by pressing the <i>TAB</i> key:</p> +<pre> +$ make me<TAB> +</pre> + + <p>will result in <i>bash</i> to append <i>nuconfig</i> for you!</p> + + <p>Alternatively, some distributions (of which Debian and Mandriva are but + an example) have more powerful make completion. Depending on you + distribution, you may have to install a package to enable completion. Under + Mandriva, this is <i>bash-completion</i>, while Debian ships it as part of + the <i>bash</i> package.</p> + + <p>Other shells, such as <i>zsh</i>, also have completion facilities. See + the documentation for your shell.</p> + <h2><a name="custom_targetfs" id="custom_targetfs"></a>Customizing the target filesystem</h2> |