[Bash-completion-devel] Bug#618734: [RFC/PATCH] 'tar jcf <TAB>' should complete arbitrary filenames

[Jonathan Nieder]

Jonathan Nieder wrote:

>  * "tar -rjf <TAB>" completes arbitrary files instead of just
>    bzip2 files;
>
>  * the pattern "tar --compare <TAB>" triggers this case by
>    accident; similarly, "tar --diff <TAB>" triggers the -f
>    case by accident.

For "--compare" read "--comparef". ;-)  The above two notes hint at
something probably worth addressing, but not so relevant for this
bug/patch.  So please feel free to pretend I presented the patch
above as ready for application --- it very well might be.

Sorry for the noise and thanks again for the help.

Good night,
Jonathan