GNU bug report logs - #59803
completion-at-point in shell buffer ignores some files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Nicolas Graner <nicolas <at> graner.name>

Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2022 11:02:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Nicolas Graner <nicolas <at> graner.name>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: completion-at-point in shell buffer ignores some files
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 12:01:16 +0100

In a *Shell* buffer, file name completion ignores file names already
present on the current line. For example, if you have a file named `foo'
and no other file starting with an f, when you type:

$ cp f<TAB> f<TAB>

the first <TAB> completes `f' to `foo', but the second <TAB> gives a `No
match' error.

Similarly, if you have files named foo1, foo2, foo3 and foo4, then:

$ mv foo1 foo2 f<TAB>

shows only foo3 and foo4 in the completions buffer.

Happens in emacs 29 but not in 28.

Nicolas
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