Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: i486 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i486' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i486-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -D$ uname output: Linux adam-linux 2.6.28-15-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 18:40:08 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux Machine Type: i486-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.2 Patch Level: 48 Release Status: release Description: When tab-completing the name of a command, if that command is inside a directory with spaces in its name, the tab completion will add extra backslashes. Repeat-By: $ mkdir ~/'x y'/'z w' $ ~/x<TAB><TAB> After this, the command line will look like this: $ ~/x\\\ y/z\ w It should look like this: $ ~/x\ y/z\ w