[Bash-completion-devel] [bash-completion-Bugs][311411] ULP 254426: Autocomplete of fileames with backquote expansion leaves garbage

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Fri Jan 30 09:28:00 UTC 2009


Bugs item #311411, was opened at 30/01/2009 10:27
Status: Open
Priority: 2
Submitted By: David Paleino (hanska-guest)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: ULP 254426: Autocomplete of fileames with backquote expansion leaves garbage 
Distribution: None
Originally reported in: Ubuntu Launchpad
Milestone: None
Original bug number: 254426


Initial Comment:
With Bash programable autocomplete (/etc/bash_completion), commands within backquotes containing a space doesn't get autocompleted properly:

$ touch ~/some_file_`date -I`.txt
$ ls ~/some_file_`date -I`.txt
/home/gaby/some_file_2008-08-03.txt

So far this works, but if I press the <TAB> key at the end of the command:
$ ls ~/some_file`date /home/gaby/some_file_2008-08-03.txt

The autocompletion doesn't overwrite the whole argument and leaves "~/some_file`date " in front of it.

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>Comment By: David Paleino (hanska-guest)
Date: 30/01/2009 10:28

Message:
DBTS 511151:

From: James Westby <james.westby at canonical.com>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit at bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Autocomplete of fileames with backquote expansion leaves garbage
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:53:22 +0000

Package: bash-completion
Version: 20080705
Severity: minor

Hi,

In https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash-completion/+bug/254426
"dermoth" reported the following.

"
With Bash programable autocomplete (/etc/bash_completion), commands
within backquotes containing a space doesn't get autocompleted properly:

$ touch ~/some_file_`date -I`.txt
$ ls ~/some_file_`date -I`.txt
/home/gaby/some_file_2008-08-03.txt

So far this works, but if I press the <TAB> key at the end of the
command:
$ ls ~/some_file`date /home/gaby/some_file_2008-08-03.txt

The autocompletion doesn't overwrite the whole argument and leaves
"~/some_file`date " in front of it.
"

Confirmed on sid.

Note that you have to have "~" or a directory portion, the bug
doesn't happen if you complete a filename in cwd.

Thanks,

James

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