Elastic Compute Service:Use intelligent command completion in Workbench

Benefits:

• Improves accuracy: Select commands and parameters from a suggestion list to avoid spelling errors.

• Suggests subcommands and parameters: Displays valid options based on your input, reducing the need to memorize complex commands.

• Accelerates input: Reduces keystrokes with a type-and-select workflow, especially for repetitive tasks.

Prerequisites

RAM users have the required permissions to connect to an ECS instance with Workbench.

Procedure

1. Connect to a Linux instance with Workbench

   Log on to the ECS console - Instances page. Find the target instance and click Connect > Workbench > Sign in now.

2. Trigger command completion

   • In the Workbench terminal, enter a command prefix. For example, to check the firewall service with systemctl, enter systemctl status fire.

   • When you type fire, a suggestion list containing firewalld appears.

     The suggestion list does not block your input. You can ignore it and continue typing. The list filters in real time as you type. Press Esc to close it.

     

3. Select and complete the command

   Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to select systemctl status firewalld. Press Tab to complete the command and Enter to execute it.

Disable intelligent command completion

Intelligent command completion is enabled by default. To disable it:

• Right-click the terminal, and then click Intelligent command completion in the context menu.

• Click the icon in the lower-left corner. Go to AI Settings > Shell, and turn off Command completion.

FAQ

• Pricing

  This feature is free of charge.

• Suggestions do not appear

  Network latency may cause this. Wait a moment, refresh the page, or reconnect to the terminal.