How do I even debug this?

[Amos Shapira]

For a start: http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/issues/detail?id=96#c2

what's the value of $TERM in the different sessions?


On 11 November 2013 06:21, Shachar Shemesh <shachar at shemesh.biz> wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
> At home, I have a highly sophisticated media server (i.e. - a bash script
> that schedules, using "at", a "cat /dev/video0 > video.mpg", and schedules
> another "killall cat"). We usually just order the Yes transcoder to jump to
> the proper programme at the right time, and coincidentally tell the
> computer to record at the same time.
>
> Don't mock it, it works for us.
>
> Since the media computer's keyboard is a tiny wireless thing, and since we
> like the TV to show the live broadcast while we set up the recording anyway
> (so we can see what time programmes start and end), we usually use a laptop
> and SSH to actually set the recording.
>
> *queue sad music*
> About half a year ago we moved to a bigger, better, apartment. Due to a
> recent drive for (slightly more) organized living room, all household
> computers' permanent residence is in different rooms (some of them on
> different floors - it's a really really big apartment). Whereas previously
> the routine consisted of:
>
>    1. Pick up nearest laptop
>    2. Click the "TV computer" icon
>    3. Order programmes
>
> It now consists of:
>
>    1. Go to other room
>    2. Disconnect laptop from "docking station" (one HDMI and three USB
>    cables)
>    3. Wait for display to switch to laptop screen
>     4. Bring laptop to living room
>    5. Perform step 2 from previous checklist
>    6. Perform step 3 from previous checklist
>    7. Return laptop to room
>    8. Do the reverse of steps 3 and 2 from above
>
> That greatly compromises our otherwise very positive media computer
> experience. So I got the bright idea of using one of the many Android
> devices we have around to do the same task, reverting to the simple 3
> points list.
>
> There is one problem, though. I get no tab completion.
>  TL;DR so far:
>
> Tab completion over ssh from Android does not work.
>
>
>  I have tried different keyboards, to no avail. I did try the "hacker
> keyboard", and it is great in that it has ctrl and arrow movement. Tab,
> however, still does not work.
>
> Tab completion does work for a local shell. Just not one started over ssh.
>
> The remote shell does get the tab character. If I run "hd", I can see "09"
> in the input stream.
>
> Tab completion does work when the ssh is from a "real" computer.
>
> At this point, I'm at a loss as to what to check. I am not aware that tab
> has anything to do with stty. Does anyone understands the way the shell
> decides to provide auto-completion, and therefor the reason why it doesn't?
>
> Thanks,
> Shachar
>
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