So to be clear, the changes I'm suggesting are: * /etc/skel/.bashrc (pkg=base-files) change the progcomp check to an un-commented # enable programmable completion [[ -e /etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh ]] && . /etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh
* /etc/bash.bashrc (pkg=bash): remove the progcomp commented-out section, maybe replace with a comment like: # enable programmable completion with this line, here or (default) in ~/.bashrc # [[ -e /etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh ]] && . /etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh Root's /root/.bashrc doesn't come into play on an ubuntu system, normally. Even if you use sudo -s, HOME doesn't change, so you still get your own ~/.bashrc If you're mucking around with testing corner cases, put echo "bash_completion callstack: ${BASH_SOURCE[*]}" in /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion to get output like bash_completion callstack: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion /etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh /home/peter/.bashrc Or drop that line into /etc/bash_completion.d/trace, if you don't want to modify a non-conffile. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to base-files in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173728 Title: bash programmable completion not loaded by default Status in base-files package in Ubuntu: New Status in bash-completion package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I don't know it's bug or feature, but [TAB] autocomplete won't work with sudo on 13.04 (and 12.10 too). To fix this, you need to uncomment some lines in /etc/bash.bashrc and then [TAB] autocomplete will work. http://askubuntu.com/questions/209778/auto-completion-does-not-work- for-sudo-apt-get-install ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: bash 4.2-5ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Apr 27 22:03:33 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-26 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: bash UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1173728/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp