bug#36435: ido mode C-x C-f not showing regular files in special instances

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Michael Wu <john.michael.wu@gmail.com> writes:

> Emacs 26.2. 
>
> I do not know exactly the set of cases this bug appears, but here is a way 
> (albeit
> specific) that works every time for me. 
>
> I have the following directory hierarchy:
>
> .
> ├── d1
> │   ├── d1
> │   │   ├── a
> │   │   ├── b
> │   │   ├── c
> │   │   ├── d1
> │   │   └── d2
> │   └── d2
> └── d2
>     ├── d1
>     │   ├── 1
>     │   ├── 2
>     │   ├── 3
>     │   ├── da
>     │   └── db
>     └── d2
>
> The d's are directories. If I make d1/d1 my working directory, and then do
> (exactly this sequence of keys)

Do you have a shell script that can create this hierarchy so that it's
easier to reproduce?  :-)

> C-x C-f, M-b, M-b, C-k, 2<TAB>, 1<TAB>
>
> I am shown only `da` and `db`, and not the files `1`, `2`, or `3`. 

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