Cannot reproduce with these versions: dualbus@yaqui:~/local/src/gnu/bash$ "a nonexistent command name with spaces" bash: a nonexistent command name with spaces: command not found dualbus@yaqui:~/local/src/gnu/bash$ GNU bash, version 4.4.0(1)-devel (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
dualbus@yaqui:~$ "a nonexistent command name with spaces" bash: a nonexistent command name with spaces: command not found dualbus@yaqui:~$ GNU bash, version 4.3.33(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) dualbus@yaqui:~/local/src/gnu/bash$ "a nonexistent command name with spaces" bash: a nonexistent command name with spaces: command not found dualbus@yaqui:~/local/src/gnu/bash$ GNU bash, version 4.3.30(1)-release (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) What's the output of: declare -f command_not_found_handle -- Eduardo Bustamante | https://dualbus.me/