[Bug 958291] [NEW] Bad path autocomplete on some commands

[Nick Payne]

Public bug reported:

With some commands, the autocomplete of path information doesn't work
correctly in 12.04 beta (up to date as of earlier today). For example,
if I enter "cd /ho" and press Tab, then autocomplete gives me "cd
/home/", which is what should happen, ready for the next part of the
path.

However, if I enter "cat /ho" and press Tab, it autocompletes to "cat
/home ", with a space after home and no "/", which means I have to hit
backspace and then slash before I can continue with the path.

Problem happens both with the shell from a text mode login and with
gnome-terminal in a GUI session. This inconsistent path completion does
not happen with the 10.04 installation I also run.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bash 4.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.30-generic 3.2.11
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 18 13:59:29 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120216)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: bash
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-11 (6 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  Bad path autocomplete on some commands

Status in “bash” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  With some commands, the autocomplete of path information doesn't work
  correctly in 12.04 beta (up to date as of earlier today). For example,
  if I enter "cd /ho" and press Tab, then autocomplete gives me "cd
  /home/", which is what should happen, ready for the next part of the
  path.

  However, if I enter "cat /ho" and press Tab, it autocompletes to "cat
  /home ", with a space after home and no "/", which means I have to hit
  backspace and then slash before I can continue with the path.

  Problem happens both with the shell from a text mode login and with
  gnome-terminal in a GUI session. This inconsistent path completion
  does not happen with the 10.04 installation I also run.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: bash 4.2-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.30-generic 3.2.11
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Mar 18 13:59:29 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120216)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
   TERM=xterm
   LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: bash
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-11 (6 days ago)

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