Looks like this bug is covered by debbugs #825317, "bash-completion: Un- escaped "~*" leads to spurious NSS lookups"
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #825317 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=825317 ** Also affects: bash-completion (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=825317 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390061 Title: bash-completion tilde expansion every time To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash-completion/+bug/1390061/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs