[Bug 1312243] Re: Bash completion within $( fails in Trusty

[Peter Cordes]

This is upstream
https://alioth.debian.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=314667&group_id=100114&atid=413095

Patch submitted there that makes it at least not spew errors, even
though it still doesn't complete args inside $(command substitution).


** Bug watch added: alioth.debian.org/ #314667
   http://alioth.debian.org/support/tracker.php?aid=314667

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Title:
  Bash completion within $( fails in Trusty

Status in bash-completion package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in bash-completion package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  Hello. Please observe the following transcript (only [TAB] has been
  inserted to indicate the position where I hit TAB):

  In Trusty:

  $ cat <<EOF > foo
  > Test
  > EOF
  $ echo $(< foo)
  Test
  $ echo $(< fo[TAB]bash: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `)'
  bash: syntax error: unexpected end of file
  ^C
  $ echo $(cat fo[TAB]bash: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `)'
  bash: syntax error: unexpected end of file

  In Saucy:

  $ cat <<EOF > foo
  > Test
  > EOF
  $ echo $(< foo)
  Test
  $ echo $(< fo[TAB]o^C
  $ echo $(cat fo[TAB]o^C

  Simply put, once I start a command substitution with $( I am not able
  to use the [TAB] completion in Trusty any longer while this was
  working file in Saucy. I hope this can be fixed soon since it really
  hampers use of the command-line. Thanks!

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