Tab shortcut doesn't add the slash to the end of the suggested directory name

Asked Oct 18 '21 at 09:29

Active Dec 06 '21 at 07:47

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I would expect the suggested name ends with a '\' if it's a directory, so I can continue to type in the first letters of the next name down the path, and use tab again. I don't know when it started, but on one of my PCs, Powershell just won't add the slash. It's been painful to type all the extra '\'s. Does anyone know if there's a setting?

I got my Powershell back to normal after I followed the instructions here to get it working with core method calls.

Running the following command doesn't bring back the "bug" like before.

$ExecutionContext.SessionState.LanguageMode = "ConstrainedLanguage"

But setting that __PSLockdownPolicy registry key back to 4 does.

edited Dec 06 '21 at 07:47

asked Oct 18 '21 at 09:29

Eugene

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Not sure about the autocomplete, but Join-Path can save you worrying about slashes in powershell. – OwlsSleeping Oct 18 '21 at 09:33
Ditto, or use System.IO.Path [Combine()](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.io.path.combine) – Theo Oct 18 '21 at 10:19
OK, but the point is to fix autocompletion so I can follow down a path without pressing '\' at every level. – Eugene Oct 18 '21 at 12:01
Did you perhaps remove `PSReadLine` by accident? Do you have `Remove-Module PSReadLine -Force` or similar in your profile? – Mathias R. Jessen Oct 18 '21 at 12:07
@MathiasR.Jessen No, I ran "Module", and it was listed, v 2.0.0. – Eugene Oct 18 '21 at 14:38

Tab shortcut doesn't add the slash to the end of the suggested directory name

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