> On Jul 23, 2020, at 12:08 PM, Lutz Adam <lutz.a...@posteo.de> wrote: > > Bash Version: 5.0 > Patch Level: 17 > Release Status: release > > Description: > The content of $ML is "/media/lad". There's a directory > /media/lad/p24. Typing the command > ls $ML/p24<TAB-key> > a backslash is put befor "$" and the line looks like: > ls \$ML/p24/ > Typing the ENTER key shows: > ls: cannot access '$ML/p24/': No such file or directory. > > Repeat-By: > Create a variable containing a directory name. Put a > subdirectory there under. > Type a "$" and the variable followed by a slash, the name > of the subdirectora and the TAB-key.
A recent identical report, plus responses: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2020-05/msg00040.html vq