On Mon, 3 Dec 2018 09:33:48 -0500 Chet Ramey <chet.ra...@case.edu> wrote:
> On 12/1/18 3:12 PM, Mattias Andrée wrote: > > Using Bash 4.4.023, type > > > > cd > > mkdir -p 1/2 > > cd 1/2 > > touch ../../3 > > ln -s ~ 4 > > touch 5 > > ls 4/../ > > > > without pressing enter at the last line, > > instead press <tab> twice. 4/ and 5 will > > be suggested, but if you press <enter> > > you will see that it should suggest the> files in /home. > > It's not a bug. Bash maintains a logical view of the file system and the > current directory for cd, pwd, and $PWD, as Posix specifies. One of the > consequences is that the pathname of the current directory depends on the > path used to reach it, which affects how bash canonicalizes `..'. Bash is > consistent in its use of this logical view across shell features, which > includes completion. > > If you want to see a physical view of the file system, use > `set -o physical'. > Is there a way to only get physical view for completion but logical view for cd, pwd, and $PWD?
