[Bug 883268] [NEW] bash ls tab completion broken for files/dirs with spaces in name

[Dan Kegel]

Public bug reported:

Running updated ubuntu 11.10, tab completion fails to escape spaces in
filenames for some commands.

To repeat:
mkdir "abc def"
touch "abc def"/xyz
ls ab<TAB><ENTER>
Expected: 
xyz
Observed: 
ls: cannot access abc: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access def: No such file or directory

Also affects tab completion for 'touch', but not for 'echo' or when
looking for commands.

This worked fine in ubuntu 11.04.

** Affects: bash-completion (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  bash ls tab completion broken for files/dirs with spaces in name

Status in “bash-completion” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Running updated ubuntu 11.10, tab completion fails to escape spaces in
  filenames for some commands.

  To repeat:
  mkdir "abc def"
  touch "abc def"/xyz
  ls ab<TAB><ENTER>
  Expected: 
  xyz
  Observed: 
  ls: cannot access abc: No such file or directory
  ls: cannot access def: No such file or directory

  Also affects tab completion for 'touch', but not for 'echo' or when
  looking for commands.

  This worked fine in ubuntu 11.04.

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