GNU bug report logs - #19626
25.0.50; eshell: extended directory syntax ("...") does not complete

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Samer Masterson <nosefrog <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:19:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 25.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Michalis V." <mvar.40k <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Samer Masterson <nosefrog <at> gmail.com>, 19626 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19626: 25.0.50; eshell: extended directory syntax ("...") does not complete
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:19:42 +0200

"Michalis V." <mvar.40k <at> gmail.com> writes:

> i cannot reproduce this in 28.0.50. Basically what i did was
>
> mkdir ...
>
> then repeat the steps above. Eshell autocompletes .../ fine, even adding
> another similar directory will bring up the dialog:

I think eshell has an "extended directory" concept where "..." is
supposed to expand to (I think) all parent directories?  So there isn't
supposed to be any directory literally called "...".

I think.  But I'm not overly familiar with eshell.  Let's see...  Yup:

(defun eshell-expand-multiple-dots (filename)
  "Convert `...' to `../..', `....' to `../../..', etc..


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