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I am using sqlite3 on a machine where I can use tab completion (ie .read abc<tab> will autocomplete to .read abcdefghij.db. I would like to know how to enable this on my personal machine.

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Both machines are ubuntu linux and the shell is bash. I am referring to autocompletion in the sqlite interactive prompt.

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  • I think, this question would be a better fit for superuser.com
    – András Váczi
    Commented Nov 4, 2012 at 20:16
  • Updated to answer questions. And I am curious why this doesn't qualify as database administration. (I can take the question elsewhere if this isn't the appropriate place for it, but I'd like why it isn't appropriate.)
    – CoatedMoose
    Commented Nov 4, 2012 at 20:22
  • I think this is more of an OS than DB thing, but never mind. If you get an answer here, then it's quite OK, I just thought that SU would be a place for getting an answer faster :) (See also the FAQ, if you haven't already seen it.)
    – András Váczi
    Commented Nov 4, 2012 at 20:28
  • I see, I figured that since it was referring to the databases prompt this would be the better option. Here is the su superuser.com/questions/499634/… post
    – CoatedMoose
    Commented Nov 4, 2012 at 20:55

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Question was ultimately answered on superuser.

The solution is to compile sqlite3 with readline support.

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