[Bug 1019217] Re: Tab completion with tar -xf doesn't support spaces in file name

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This bug was fixed in the package bash-completion - 1:1.3-1ubuntu9

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bash-completion (1:1.3-1ubuntu9) quantal; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/tar-spaces.patch: use escape characters with spaces
    for options -d, -t, and -x (LP: #1019217)
 -- Aditya Vaidya <kroq.gar78 at gmail.com>   Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:43:29 -0700

** Changed in: bash-completion (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

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Title:
  Tab completion with tar -xf doesn't support spaces in file name

Status in “bash-completion” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  This works:

  $ touch test\ file
  $ tar -cf te<tab>
  $ tar -cf test\ file

  But this does not:

  $ touch test\ file
  $ tar -xf te<tab>
  $ tar -xf test file

  (No backslash.)

  Even:

  $ touch test\ file
  $ tar -xf test\ file<tab>
  $ tar -xf test file

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: bash-completion 1:1.3-1ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jun 29 12:55:34 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120319)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: bash-completion
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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