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When using the terminal to navigate through my files I was used to be able to type

cd .. TAB where the TAB would add the / at the end of the .. and I could just continue typing. Now, on big sur, this does not work anymore. When I type cd .. and TAB the screen just flashes once and that's it, I always have to type the /

Can anybody help how to get the old behavior?

My .zshrc file

source /opt/homebrew/opt/chruby/share/chruby/chruby.sh source /opt/homebrew/opt/chruby/share/chruby/auto.sh export PATH=/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH if which rbenv > /dev/null; then eval "$(rbenv init -)"; fi
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    Does this help? –superuser.com/q/277019, stackoverflow.com/q/564648 Commented Jun 23, 2021 at 7:54
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    Which shell are you using (bash or zsh)? Does it happen with all directories or only some? Commented Jun 23, 2021 at 7:56
  • zsh, it happens with all directories Commented Jun 23, 2021 at 8:14
  • Did you have any custom zsh settings before or after the update? Can you add your .zshrc file? Commented Jun 23, 2021 at 9:22
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    Added the .zshrc file Commented Jun 23, 2021 at 9:52

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Zsh doesn't consider . or .. to be useful completions by default. For example cd .Tab offers hidden directories but not the special directories . and ... This is a difference from bash.

You can enable . and .. as completion by configuring the special-dirs completion style. This requires the “new” completion system, i.e. with a call to compinit in your .zshrc (possibly via some zsh configuration framework).

zstyle -e ':completion:*' special-dirs true

Or, to complete .. but not .:

zstyle -e ':completion:*' special-dirs ..
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