[Bug 1485777] Re: completion fails when there are two directories that start with the same letters but one has a single quote

[Mathew Hodson]

I can reproduce when there are two similar directories and one has a
single quote.

$ mkdir "aa'bb"
$ mkdir "aardvark"
$ cd aa\'<tab>

The single quote and slash disappear when Tab is pressed.

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Title:
  completion fails when there are two directories that start with the
  same letters but one has a single quote

Status in bash-completion package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This is a regression in 14.04 LTS recreating #590829, I think its been broken by a recent update.
  I've had to disable the bash-completion completely and just use the built-in completion. 

  Single quote is a really common character in my file names.

  Effect is that a \' appended disappears when tab is pressed.

  
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
  Release:	14.04

  ii  bash-completion                                 1:2.1-4
  all                          programmable completion for the bash
  shell

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