Public bug reported:
The current version (Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS, GNU bash, version
4.2.24(1)-release) of bash filename complation is seriously broken.
Have
shopt -u progcomp
in .profile
Type
% ls /long/directory/name
see that there is a unique file with a name starting with M. Then type
% cat $_/M<tab>
What happens: pressing <tab> produces
% cat \$_/Makefile
which of course fails since \$_ does not exist.
What I had hoped for (and happened before the upgrade to Precise): seeing either
% cat $_/Makefile
or
% cat /long/directory/name/Makefile
(By the way, after shopt -s progcomp this is even more broken.)
** Affects: bash (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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bash adds incorrect backslash when completing
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