#(RESOLVED) Tab Completions limiting options

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frosty nacelle
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Why is it that for tab completions I only have the option to show the menu or accept the autosuggestion? Can I turn off the menu but still keep the default tab behavior of showing all the matches in a normal setting? See screenshot for what this looks like in Mac Terminal.

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fleet meteorBOT
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Hi @frosty nacelle. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave:

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Warp's tab completions feature is designed to suggest commands, option names, and path parameters for you, regardless of the machine or directory. This feature works even in SSH sessions and provides fuzzy search capability for approximate matches to your queries source (https://docs.warp.dev/features/command-completions/completions).

However, the behavior of the tab key in Warp might be different from what you're used to in other terminals. In Warp, when the completions menu is open, hitting tab selects the completion and enters it in the input box. This behavior has been a topic of discussion in the community, with some users preferring the typical shell behavior where hitting tab cycles the options instead source (https://github.com/warpdotdev/Warp/issues/39).

You can change the behavior of the tab key in Warp by going to the "Tab key behavior" setting under Features > Editor. If Tab is not bound to open the completions menu, ctrl-space will be assigned as the default keybinding. You can also enable the "Open completions menu as you type" in Settings > Features so that the completions menu opens automatically source (https://docs.warp.dev/features/command-completions/completions).

However, it's important to note that binding both "Open Completion Menu" and "Accept Autosuggestion" to Tab can lead to inconsistent behavior source (https://discord.com/channels/851854972600451112/1240023097248317521).

As for turning off the menu but still keeping the default tab behavior of showing all the matches, it seems this is not currently possible in Warp. This has been brought up by users in the community and the Warp team is actively working on improving these features and making them more intuitive source (https://github.com/warpdotdev/Warp/issues/1909).

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worldly agate
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@frosty nacelle this is a common request, basically for shell completions which Warp doesnt support yet.

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@fleet meteor whats the github issue for shell completions overide warp completions?

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Let me check the knowledge base for you. One moment! :books:

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The GitHub issue discussing the topic of shell completions overriding Warp completions is issue #434 (https://github.com/warpdotdev/Warp/discussions/434). This issue is a central place for tracking the progress and discussions related to shell completions in Warp.

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