[SOLVED] strange tab completion quirk

BurntSushi · 2011-02-19 20:37:34

I have a strange tab completion quirk that is sufficiently annoying, but I haven't been able to figure out how to nail this problem down. I've checked the bash wiki page, and tried google, but so far, no luck.

Anyway, my problem is that after I hit the tab key to complete a name in the shell, it inserts a space after it---forcing me to hit backspace, instead of the normal behavior of just typing and tabbing through names. Anyway, here's an example:

[andrew@Cheetah ~]$ echo $SHELL
/bin/bash
[andrew@Cheetah ~]$ cp dataSPACE_HERE

For the last command, I type "cpSPACEdatTAB" and I get "dataSPACE".

If I switch to /bin/sh, I get the desired behavior:

[andrew@Cheetah ~]$ /bin/sh
[andrew@Cheetah ~]$ echo $SHELL
/bin/bash
[andrew@Cheetah ~]$ cp data/

For the last command, I type "cpSPACEdatTAB" and I get "data/".

Interestingly, as you can see above, /bin/sh is just a symlink to /bin/bash, and yet, the tab completion works.

In both of the above examples, I have removed my ~/.bashrc from the equation.

It hasn't always been this way, either. Although, I can't identify exactly when this started occurring. I've been busy with grading, and I've only just now had time to investigate.

Last edited by BurntSushi (2011-02-19 22:07:11)

bernarcher · 2011-02-19 20:56:40

Look at this thread for a possible solution.

Last edited by bernarcher (2011-02-19 20:57:10)

BurntSushi · 2011-02-19 22:06:47

Excellent. kontax's solution worked. Thanks!

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#1 2011-02-19 20:37:34

[SOLVED] strange tab completion quirk

#2 2011-02-19 20:56:40

Re: [SOLVED] strange tab completion quirk

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Re: [SOLVED] strange tab completion quirk

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