# Limiting tab autocompletion in REPL?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/limiting-tab-autocompletion-in-repl/80028>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** repl\
**Created:** [April 26, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/limiting-tab-autocompletion-in-repl/80028 "2022-04-26T03:29:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/limiting-tab-autocompletion-in-repl/80028/1 "2022-04-26T03:29:28Z")

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I’ve occasionally found myself pressing TAB twice in the REPL, either at the prompt or after whitespace, and getting the full list of loaded symbols dumped into the buffer (and scrolls away other information I’m using nearby).

Is there a way to limit this, or get a checkpoint question (e.g. like in zsh, `zsh: do you wish to see all 128 possibilities (64 lines)?`). Thanks.