GNU bash, version 4.3.30(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) interactive bash can escape one backtick properly, but not if there are two backticks in a path
preparations: $ mkdir /tmp/back\`tick $ touch /tmp/back\`tick/back\`tick then: 1. type in "stat /tmp/back" and press <Tab> 2. a correct path is autocompleted as: "stat /tmp/back\`tick/" 3. press <Tab> one more time 4. an invalid path appears on the command line: "stat /tmp/back`tick/back`tick" notice that backslash removed when the second backtick appeared in a path the expected behavior is protecting backticks with backslashes -- Sincerely yours, Igor Bogomazov Saint-Petersburg, Russia
