[Bug 1492906] [NEW] Fails to complete directory paths containing single quotes

[Jani Uusitalo]

Public bug reported:

Tab completion of directory paths containing single quotes is broken
like so:

$ mkdir -p "a'b/c"
$ cd a\'b/ # pressing tab won't complete the 'c' dir

as opposed to:

$ mkdir -p "de/f"
$ cd de/ # pressing tab here completes the 'f' dir just fine, to 'de/f/'

I initially thought this was Bug #1485777, but the reason I'm not so
sure anymore is that for me, a manually appended \' does not disappear
(unlike for the reporter of #1485777). This does however also seem like
a regression back to the issue of Bug #590829.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: bash-completion 1:2.1-4ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-63.103-generic 3.13.11-ckt25
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-63-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.13
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Sep  7 09:12:04 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-01-15 (2060 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: bash-completion
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-08-31 (6 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

** Description changed:

  Tab completion of directory paths containing single quotes is broken
  like so:
  
  $ mkdir -p "a'b/c"
  $ cd a\'b/ # pressing tab won't complete the 'c' dir
  
  as opposed to:
  
  $ mkdir -p "de/f"
  $ cd de/ # pressing tab here completes the 'f' dir just fine, to 'de/f/'
  
- I initially thought this was #1485777, but the reason I'm not so sure
- anymore is that for me, a manually appended \' does not disappear
+ I initially thought this was Bug #1485777, but the reason I'm not so
+ sure anymore is that for me, a manually appended \' does not disappear
  (unlike for the reporter of #1485777). This does however also seem like
- a regression back to the issue of #590829.
+ a regression back to the issue of Bug #590829.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: bash-completion 1:2.1-4ubuntu0.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-63.103-generic 3.13.11-ckt25
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-63-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.13
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Sep  7 09:12:04 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-01-15 (2060 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: bash-completion
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-08-31 (6 days ago)

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Title:
  Fails to complete directory paths containing single quotes

Status in bash-completion package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Tab completion of directory paths containing single quotes is broken
  like so:

  $ mkdir -p "a'b/c"
  $ cd a\'b/ # pressing tab won't complete the 'c' dir

  as opposed to:

  $ mkdir -p "de/f"
  $ cd de/ # pressing tab here completes the 'f' dir just fine, to 'de/f/'

  I initially thought this was Bug #1485777, but the reason I'm not so
  sure anymore is that for me, a manually appended \' does not disappear
  (unlike for the reporter of #1485777). This does however also seem
  like a regression back to the issue of Bug #590829.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: bash-completion 1:2.1-4ubuntu0.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-63.103-generic 3.13.11-ckt25
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-63-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.13
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Sep  7 09:12:04 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-01-15 (2060 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: bash-completion
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-08-31 (6 days ago)

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