title: How to restore anything-like behavior for TAB autocomplete in helm?
body: <p>A related question was asked <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12537428/tab-in-emacs-helm-anything-does-not-autocomplete-with-current-best-match">here</a>. But the answer is to get used to the new way autocomplete works in helm. I cannot get used to it, here's why.</p>
  
  <p>Say, I want to open a file <code>/home/user/work/f.txt</code>. I do <kbd>C-x</kbd> <kbd>C-f</kbd>, it takes me to current dir, say <code>/current/dir/</code>. I hit <kbd>Backspace</kbd> and notice that autocomplete won't let me delete <code>/</code>. Ok, turn off autocomplete with <kbd>C-Backspace</kbd>. Then kill the line <kbd>C-a</kbd> <kbd>C-k</kbd> and start typing. Notice that autocomplete doesn't work, turn it back on <kbd>C-Backspace</kbd>. Normally I would type the part that I know is probably unique, e.g. <code>/hom</code> and hit <kbd>Tab</kbd>.</p>
  
  <p>Not here. As soon as I type <code>/ho</code>, autocomplete resolves it to <code>/home/</code>, but since I type fast, I end up with <code>/home/m</code>, and continue typing now meaningless characters until I notice it. Chances are, by that time I got autocompleted into directories that I had no intent of going.</p>
  
  <p>So I have to constantly watch what autocomplete is doing, rather than rely on what I type and only checking suggested completions when I hit <kbd>Tab</kbd>.</p>
  
  <p>I also find myself descending into wrong directories due to occasional typo, and then having difficulty going up a level -- evil autocomplete won't let you fix the situation with a couple of <kbd>Backspace</kbd>s.</p>
  
  <p>This interaction of autocomplete behavior and the removal of <kbd>Tab</kbd> functionality completely upsets my work, so much that I decided to ask this question. I am looking to either:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>restore the old functionality</li>
  <li>learn how to use autocomplete in a meaningful way, or</li>
  <li>configure helm's <kbd>C-x</kbd> <kbd>C-f</kbd> to behave more like a linux command line</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Please help.</p>