i'm running a mixed etch/sid system, and could not reproduce this problem with bash_completion turned on.
<TAB> below reflects my hitting the tab key: [0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ dpkg -l bash grep dpkg libphp-pclzip Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii bash 3.1-5 The GNU Bourne Again SHell ii dpkg 1.13.22 package maintenance system for Debian ii grep 2.5.1.ds2-5 GNU grep, egrep and fgrep ii libphp-pclzip 2.5-1 zip archive manager class for PHP [0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ . /etc/bash_completion [0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ dpkg -L libp<TAB>hp-<TAB><TAB> libphp-adodb libphp-pclzip [0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ dpkg -L libphp- hope this is useful. --dkg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]