GNU bug report logs - #49776
28.0.50; Incorrect username completion results reported by `read-file-name-interal`

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
Cc: 49776 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#49776: 28.0.50; Incorrect username completion results reported by `read-file-name-interal`
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:47:33 +0300

> From: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:17:40 +0200
> 
> `(all-completions "~/.config/~man" #'read-file-name-internal)` returns
> the list `("/.config/~man")`. The file completion table incorrectly
> recognizes "/.config/~man" as the username instead of only "~man".

Why do you think that is incorrect?  AFAIU, this is a well-documented
behavior: "~" anywhere in the name discards everything before it.
Exactly like "/" does.

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