It seems that if I remove the "-o filenames" from the compspec for cd, I get the correct behavior when it comes to environment variables as arguments to cd.
vnix$ complete -p cd complete -o filenames -o nospace -F _cd cd vnix$ cd $HOM<TAB> vnix$ cd \$HOME bash: cd: $HOME: No such file or directory vnix$ complete -o nospace -F _cd cd vnix$ cd $HOM<TAB> vnix$ cd $HOME vnix$ See also bug 177243, although its author seems to be insisting that it's not a duplicate of this one. -- bash tab complete faulty where filename starts with $ https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/19364 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
