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What is implicitcd?
Authored by: RandyMan on Feb 15, '02 11:06:34AM
Can anyone tell me what
# Turn on implicit cd operation
set implicitcd
actually does? I couldn't find anything about this in 'man tcsh'.

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What is implicitcd?
Authored by: Anonymous on Feb 15, '02 12:19:38PM
I don't know what's wrong with your tcsh man page, but it's in mine:
       implicitcd (+)
               If set, the shell treats a directory name typed as
               a command as though it were a request to change to
               that  directory.  If set to verbose, the change of
               directory is echoed to the standard output.   This
               behavior  is  inhibited  in  non-interactive shell
               scripts, or for command strings with more than one
               word.   Changing  directory  takes precedence over
               executing a like-named command,  but  it  is  done
               after  alias  substitutions.   Tilde  and variable
               expansions work as expected.


Perhaps, you don't yet know about man page string searching?

Do a 'man tcsh' and then, while in man, type '/implicitcd' and it should take you to the first instance of that string. Hit the 'n' key to find the next instance.

Hope that helps!

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