GNU bug report logs - #15385
[Eshell] Directory completion overwrites preceding characters

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Joost Kremers <joostkremers <at> fastmail.fm>

Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:13:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 15385 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Aidan Gauland <aidalgol <at> no8wireless.co.nz>
To: 15385 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Joost Kremers <joostkremers <at> fastmail.fm>
Subject: Re: bug#15385: [Eshell] Directory completion overwrites preceding
 characters
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 07:00:37 +1200

Joost Kremers <joostkremers <at> fastmail.fm> writes:

> But that still does not explain why the problem only occurs with the
> second argument on the command line. The first argument is completed
> without any problem, and *without* expanding ~ to /home/joost.

You're right, it doesn't.  I forgot to mention this in my last post.
I'm not even sure whether this is pcomplete or the way eshell uses
pcomplete.
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