GNU bug report logs - #39350
M-x shell needs help to start expanding

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Message #10 received at 39350 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 39350 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39350: M-x shell needs help to start expanding
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:56:45 +0200

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> $ mkdir /tmp/z
> $ cd /tmp/z
> $ touch bla
> $ emacs -q -f shell
> ls <TAB>
>
> Why does it do nothing?
> Why do I have to help it out with
> ls b<TAB>
> before it starts expanding?

I wonder if this is the same as bug#39541?  The symptoms are kinda
similar...

And I can confirm that this bug is still present in Emacs 28.

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