Bash on VNC session – Tabs do not auto complete

Problem : Pressing Tab keys not auto-completing when using Bash within a VNC session (to guest VM running on Ubuntu and XFCE.)

Reason : Unknown, possibly tabs are caught and consumed by the window switch handler.

Fix:

1. vi ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml
2. search for
   • <property name=”&lt;Super&gt;Tab” type=”string” value=”switch_window_key”/>
3. Change the above line to –
   • <property name=”&lt;Super&gt;Tab” type=”empty”/>
4. Reboot the machine.

Reference : https://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1771058.html

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