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hippo
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 12:54 am    Post subject: bash-completion of environment variables annoyance Reply with quote

Hi,

When I tab out an environment variable during a cd, the $(dollar sign) sign is escaped so although the tab completion happens the cd doesn't work. e.g

cd $JA[hit tab] and this lines becomes
cd \$JAVA_HOME[hit enter] and I get
-bash: cd: $JAVA_HOME: No such file or directory

If I comment out the bash-completion line in .bashrc this doesn't happen - the tab completion works correctly.

I'm using
bash-2.05b-r9
bash-completion 20040526

As you might imagine, this is shitting me to tears so your help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Hippo.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never noticed that before. It's doing the same thing for me. I poked around the bash-completion related config files. It looks like the "cd" related stuff is setup in /etc/bash_completion. You may be able to comment out the _cd() section to get it to stop mangling environment variables for the cd command (temporary solution, but better than nothing).

It looks like the real problem is with the bash-completion handling of environment variables. It shouldn't be escaping the $.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have even tried the latest version available 20040704-r1, but it is still doing it. I guess somebody should send bug report to Ian Macdonald.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 9:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok i'll him a bug report.
Thanks for trying the latest version. I'll quote you in the bug report.
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