Re: exported variable and tab

[Matias A. Fonzo]

> On 03/28/2011 06:56 PM, Matias A. Fonzo wrote:
>>
>> I have bash 4.2.8(2)-release with readline 6.2 running on GNU/Linux.
>>
>> I've exported a variable and when I press TAB, the result is a
>> backslash.
>> For example, with the case of the $HOME variable:
>>
>> $ mkdir $HOME/test
>> $ cd $HOME/test<TAB>
>>
>> The result is:
>>
>> cd \$HOME/test
>>
>> Instead of showing the full path.
>>
>> Why bash 4.2 is trying to escape an environment variable (expanding with
>> a
>> directory or a file)?.
>>
>>
>>
> Already discussed. See the discussion starting at
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2011-02/msg00274.html
>

Thanks.