[Bug 1290572] [NEW] tab completion skips files when path begins with ~

Steve Beattie sbeattie at ubuntu.com
Mon Mar 10 21:46:16 UTC 2014 

Public bug reported:

Tab completion does not list files when the path begins with ~, like so:

  ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ cd ~ && ls -l testdir
  total 8
  drwxrwxr-x 2 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Mar 10 13:15 dir1
  drwxrwxr-x 2 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Mar 10 13:15 Dir2
  -rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu    0 Mar 10 13:15 file
  ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ ls -l testdir/<tab><tab>
  dir1/ Dir2/ file
  ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ ls -l ~/testdir/<tab><tab>
  dir1/ Dir2/

For the record:

  ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ compopt ls
  compopt +o bashdefault +o default +o dirnames +o filenames +o nospace +o plusdirs ls
  ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ complete -p ls
  complete -F _longopt ls
  ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ alias ls
  alias ls='ls --color=auto'

I can't tell if this is the same bug as bug 1288031, as I'm only seeing
the auto-completion of only directory names when paths begin with ~, not
for all paths.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: bash-completion 1:2.1-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-16.36-generic 3.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-16-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 10 14:33:50 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-27 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140224)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: bash-completion
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ apt-cache policy bash
bash:
  Installed: 4.3-2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 4.3-2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 4.3-2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://ubuntu-mirror/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 trusty

** Description changed:

  Tab completion does not list files when the path begins with ~, like so:
  
-   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ cd ~ && ls -l testdir
-   total 8
-   drwxrwxr-x 2 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Mar 10 13:15 dir1
-   drwxrwxr-x 2 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Mar 10 13:15 Dir2
-   -rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu    0 Mar 10 13:15 file
-   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ ls -l testdir/<tab><tab>
-   dir1/ Dir2/ file
-   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ ls -l ~/testdir/<tab><tab>
-   dir1/ Dir2/
+   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ cd ~ && ls -l testdir
+   total 8
+   drwxrwxr-x 2 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Mar 10 13:15 dir1
+   drwxrwxr-x 2 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Mar 10 13:15 Dir2
+   -rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu    0 Mar 10 13:15 file
+   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ ls -l testdir/<tab><tab>
+   dir1/ Dir2/ file
+   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ ls -l ~/testdir/<tab><tab>
+   dir1/ Dir2/
  
  For the record:
  
-   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ compopt ls
-   compopt +o bashdefault +o default +o dirnames +o filenames +o nospace +o plusdirs ls
-   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ complete -p ls
-   complete -F _longopt ls
-   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ alias ls
-   alias ls='ls --color=auto' 
+   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ compopt ls
+   compopt +o bashdefault +o default +o dirnames +o filenames +o nospace +o plusdirs ls
+   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ complete -p ls
+   complete -F _longopt ls
+   ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ alias ls
+   alias ls='ls --color=auto'
  
  I can't tell if this is the same bug as bug 1288031, as I'm only seeing
  the auto-completion of only directory names when paths begin with ~, not
  for all paths.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: bash-completion 1:2.1-2ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-16.36-generic 3.13.5
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-16-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Mar 10 14:33:50 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-27 (11 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140224)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
-  TERM=screen
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  TERM=screen
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: bash-completion
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ 
+ ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ apt-cache policy bash
+ bash:
+   Installed: 4.3-2ubuntu1
+   Candidate: 4.3-2ubuntu1
+   Version table:
+  *** 4.3-2ubuntu1 0
+         500 http://ubuntu-mirror/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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Title:
  tab completion skips files when path begins with ~

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

Bug description:
  Tab completion does not list files when the path begins with ~, like
  so:

    ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ cd ~ && ls -l testdir
    total 8
    drwxrwxr-x 2 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Mar 10 13:15 dir1
    drwxrwxr-x 2 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Mar 10 13:15 Dir2
    -rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu    0 Mar 10 13:15 file
    ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ ls -l testdir/<tab><tab>
    dir1/ Dir2/ file
    ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ ls -l ~/testdir/<tab><tab>
    dir1/ Dir2/

  For the record:

    ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ compopt ls
    compopt +o bashdefault +o default +o dirnames +o filenames +o nospace +o plusdirs ls
    ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ complete -p ls
    complete -F _longopt ls
    ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ alias ls
    alias ls='ls --color=auto'

  I can't tell if this is the same bug as bug 1288031, as I'm only
  seeing the auto-completion of only directory names when paths begin
  with ~, not for all paths.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: bash-completion 1:2.1-2ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-16.36-generic 3.13.5
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-16-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Mar 10 14:33:50 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-27 (11 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140224)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=screen
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: bash-completion
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

  ubuntu at trusty-i386:~$ apt-cache policy bash
  bash:
    Installed: 4.3-2ubuntu1
    Candidate: 4.3-2ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 4.3-2ubuntu1 0
          500 http://ubuntu-mirror/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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