bash commands in os x

Posted 2003-11-12 @ 13:04:27

Interesting tidbit from macosxhints:

While running bash, pressing escape for a few seconds brings up the following prompt:

Display all 1081 possibilities? (y or n)

(That number would obviously vary from system to system.)

Entering y displays a list of (presumably) every available command.

For comparison:

ksmith$ find /usr/share/man/man* -type f -print | wc -w
    3287
ksmith$ find /usr/share/man/man1 -type f -print | wc -w
    661

So, on my workstation, there are 3287 man files, with 661 of them in Section 1, traditionally reserved for user commands.