bash is better at shell command choices than emacs

bash is better at shell command choices than emacs

[Dan Jacobson]

I type apt-<TAB> [In a shell window]
Possible completions are:
apt-cache			   apt-cdrom
apt-config			   apt-extracttemplates
apt-file			   apt-ftparchive
apt-get				   apt-setup
apt-show-source			   apt-show-versions
apt-sortpkgs			   apt-zip-inst
apt-zip-list

OK, what is more easy on the eye trying to follow alphabetical order,
reading across or down?  Down for me.  Of course one then must
consider window size and issue output in chunks.  Anyway bash does a
better job,
apt-cache             apt-file              apt-show-source       apt-zip-list
apt-cdrom             apt-ftparchive        apt-show-versions     
apt-config            apt-get               apt-sortpkgs          
apt-extracttemplates  apt-setup             apt-zip-inst     

except, [try p<TAB>] it's --More-- bars cut the list into non
continuous vertical chunks... ok, boring, never mind.  
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