FTR the issue is _quote_readline_by_ref expanding an empty var to '', see: $ _quote_readline_by_ref '' foo $ echo $foo ''
Above MP adds a special case to avoid quoting if empty. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1288031 Title: Tab expansion only auto-completes directory names To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash-completion/+bug/1288031/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs