On 7/15/15 10:28 AM, Rickard Norlander wrote:
> 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
As others have pointed out, this is a problem with the bash-completion
package, not bash itself.
Chet
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