Looked into this some, and I think I might have a fix. The problem is the backquote, and what we're seeing here is related to the reports of completion inside $( failing.
the progcomp code uses a lot of constructs like eval $z=$foo, to assign by reference to a variable whose name is stored as $z. e.g. z=myvar foo='`test' eval $z="$foo" bash: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ``' bash: syntax error: unexpected end of file The trick is to single-quote $foo, so parameter expansion doesn't happen on it at the same time as $z. eval $z='$foo' echo $myvar `test I'll post a patch after I go through the file and fix what I find. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/692554 Title: Autocomplete fails on some filenames To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash-completion/+bug/692554/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
