[Bug 123665] Re: tab completion fails when files have same prefix that ends in a quote/escapable-char

[Peter Cordes]

The fix for bug 1387057 (correctly quoting $quoted) also fixes this.

$ compgen -f "1\'2"
1'2 2

@wojtas: completion inside $(command substitutions)  is a separate bug.
Fixing the quoting bug didn't solve that.  I see you already commented
in bug 1312243, which is what you're seeing.

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Title:
  tab completion fails when files have same prefix that ends in a quote
  /escapable-char

Status in bash-completion package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: bash

  If two (or more) files have the same prefix that ends in a quote
  (double, single, take your pick), or some other escapable character
  (back-slash is my test case), but then something else, tab completion
  will fail! Here's how to reproduce:

  1. Run: touch "1'1 1" "1'2 2"
  2. Type: rm 1\'
  3. Attempt to tab complete. bash will suggest the two files.
  4. Give a hint by entering 1.
  5. Attempt to tab complete again. bash is dumb-founded.

  This occurs with single- and double-quotes, and backslashes -- but
  *not* with with spaces. Other cases are untested.

  Checked as problematic on feisty and gutsy.

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