[Bug 890913] Re: Typing "prg $HOME/<tab>" expands to "prg \$HOME/"

[jimav]

Not fixed in Ubuntu 15.10.   
The problem occurs if completion expands to a name containing spaces.  For example "Virtual Box VMs" in $HOME

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

1.  mkdir $HOME/'DIR WITH SPACES'
2. echo $HOME/DIR<tab>

RESULTS: 
  echo \$HOME/DIR\ WITH\ SPACES 

EXPECTED RESULTS:
  echo $HOME/DIR\ WITH\ SPACES


$ apt-cache policy bash bash-completion
bash:
  Installed: 4.3-14ubuntu1
  Candidate: 4.3-14ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 4.3-14ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
bash-completion:
  Installed: 1:2.1-4.1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:2.1-4.1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:2.1-4.1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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Title:
  Typing "prg $HOME/<tab>" expands to "prg \$HOME/"

Status in bash-completion package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Typing "prg $HOME/<tab>" expands to "prg \$HOME/" quite annoying,
  shall expand to "prg $HOME/" listing all directories and files
  available for expansion, not creating an escaped string from $HOME. It
  should KEEP $HOME, not expanding it to your home directory as with
  some program named done!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: bash-completion 1:1.3-1ubuntu6
  Uname: Linux 3.0.9 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Nov 16 00:31:37 2011
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: bash-completion
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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