Re: invalid history expansion and tab expansion

[Chet Ramey]

> uname output: Linux home.home 2.2.17 #4 Thu Dec 28 12:41:28 EST 2000 i586
> unknown
> 
> Bash Version: 1.14
> Patch Level: 7
> 
> Description:
> With tab autocomplete, it usually generates the correct quotes around
> filenames with tricky characters - but an bang in a file name causes
> history expansion to be executed, without the correct quotes (',
> instead of ") being used upon tab autocomplete.
> 
> Similarily, a filename with a single quote in it does not get the quote
> escaped if the filename was entered with a single quote starting the file,
> then tab autocompleted.

Upgrade.  Bash-2.04 handles this correctly.

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