Re: weird bash completion

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 21:07, Orion Poplawski wrote: > On 08/29/2011 11:11 AM, John5342 wrote: >> On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 07:14, Joachim Backes >>  wrote: >>> Having a file in my home called :0-greeter.log >>> >>> If pressing "rm :", the bash completes: >>> >>> rm :\:0-greeter.log >>> >>> Two qu

Re: weird bash completion

On 08/29/2011 11:11 AM, John5342 wrote: > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 07:14, Joachim Backes > wrote: >> Having a file in my home called :0-greeter.log >> >> If pressing "rm :", the bash completes: >> >> rm :\:0-greeter.log >> >> Two questions: >> >> 1. Why the : is escaped at second position? >> 2. W

Re: weird bash completion

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 07:14, Joachim Backes wrote: > Having a file in my home called :0-greeter.log > > If pressing "rm :", the bash completes: > > rm :\:0-greeter.log > > Two questions: > > 1. Why the : is escaped at second position? > 2. Why the : is escaped at all? > > That's a known issue?

weird bash completion

Having a file in my home called :0-greeter.log If pressing "rm :", the bash completes: rm :\:0-greeter.log Two questions: 1. Why the : is escaped at second position? 2. Why the : is escaped at all? That's a known issue? Kind regards Joachim Backes http://www.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~backes smim