[Bug 1291169] [NEW] bash-completion behaves oddly under specific circumstances

[Pietro Gagliardi (andlabs/pietro10)]

Public bug reported:

After some unknown update in the past at least week and a half or so, my
bash completion has acted strangely:

- if I begin a filename to complete with
    ~/
  I cannot complete filenames, only directory names, and the suggested names (if I press tab twice) show only directories (including hidden ones)
- sometimes, under random circumstances, completing relative paths also has the above restrictions (most recently, trying to complete while in a subdirectory of /tmp exhibited this behavior)
- if I start a command line as
    VAR= -l(space)
  for any VAR and -l and press tab, bash-complete throws up its "unknown argument/incorrect syntax" help message (in my case, I wanted to tab-complete an LDFLAGS=-L/... whose spaces would be removed once I found the directory that had the libraries)

Everything else (completing absolute pathnames, command completion,
etc.) works as expected. I do not have the /dir(space) tab-completion
behavior that other questions about bash-complete found here and on
Google cover.

I tried removing /etc/bash_completion.d to no avail.
    sudo apt-get --reinstall install bash-complete
did not work either.
    complete -r
restores the intended behavior, so it is an issue with bash_completion... this has persisted across several updates to the bash-completion package as well (I am currently on 1:2.1-2ubuntu3).

I am on Kubuntu 14.04 on a fresh install; this happens both in Konsole
and in virtual terminals.

What could be going on? Thanks!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: bash-completion 1:2.1-2ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-generic 3.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Mar 11 23:43:32 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-01 (38 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140121.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: bash-completion
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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Title:
  bash-completion behaves oddly under specific circumstances

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

Bug description:
  After some unknown update in the past at least week and a half or so,
  my bash completion has acted strangely:

  - if I begin a filename to complete with
      ~/
    I cannot complete filenames, only directory names, and the suggested names (if I press tab twice) show only directories (including hidden ones)
  - sometimes, under random circumstances, completing relative paths also has the above restrictions (most recently, trying to complete while in a subdirectory of /tmp exhibited this behavior)
  - if I start a command line as
      VAR= -l(space)
    for any VAR and -l and press tab, bash-complete throws up its "unknown argument/incorrect syntax" help message (in my case, I wanted to tab-complete an LDFLAGS=-L/... whose spaces would be removed once I found the directory that had the libraries)

  Everything else (completing absolute pathnames, command completion,
  etc.) works as expected. I do not have the /dir(space) tab-completion
  behavior that other questions about bash-complete found here and on
  Google cover.

  I tried removing /etc/bash_completion.d to no avail.
      sudo apt-get --reinstall install bash-complete
  did not work either.
      complete -r
  restores the intended behavior, so it is an issue with bash_completion... this has persisted across several updates to the bash-completion package as well (I am currently on 1:2.1-2ubuntu3).

  I am on Kubuntu 14.04 on a fresh install; this happens both in Konsole
  and in virtual terminals.

  What could be going on? Thanks!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: bash-completion 1:2.1-2ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-generic 3.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Tue Mar 11 23:43:32 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-01 (38 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140121.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: bash-completion
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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