reassign 618734 bash-completion 1:1.2-3
severity 618734 wishlist
retitle 618734 bash completion: add keybinding to just complete pathnames
tags 618734 + upstream
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Hi Adam,

Adam Nielsen wrote:

> For example, if you rename an archive to
> really-long-filename.tar.bz2.old (adding .old onto the end), when you try to
> recreate the archive by typing "tar jcvf really<tab>" (intending to delete the
> '.old' part) it won't autocomplete so you have to type the whole long filename
> from scratch.

I think this behavior is intended.  Uninstalling bash-completion might
be an okay workaround.

Thanks for reporting,
Jonathan



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