Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: x86_64 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../. -I.././include -I.././lib -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall uname output: Linux monsterpox 3.19.0-21-generic #21-Ubuntu SMP Sun Jun 14 18:31:11 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.3 Patch Level: 30 Release Status: release Description: If a file is created which has a newline in its filename, tab completion does not work correctly. The part before, and the part after the newline behave as separate entries for the purpose of completion. Repeat-By: First, run mkdir folder;cd folder;echo $'#include<stdio.h>\nint main(){fopen("Hello\\nHenrik","w");}'>a.c;gcc a.c;./a.out Now type cat H press tab. Result: cat He press tab twice. Two alternatives shown: Hello Henrik Rickard