Public bug reported: Run these commands to reproduce the problem:
$ touch xxx $ ls $PWD/x (now press TAB) The line completes like this: ls \$PWD/xxx with a slash in front of the dollar sign. If you run "complete -r", the problem goes away, and the line completes as: ls $PWD/xxx ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: bash-completion 1:2.0-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42-generic 3.8.13.5 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Sep 5 22:00:18 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-31 (5 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: bash-completion UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: bash-completion (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1221502 Title: bash completion escapes the dollar sign preceding a variable when it shouldn't To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash-completion/+bug/1221502/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs