On Thu, 2019-06-13 at 16:56 +1000, Jason Tyler wrote: > Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: > Machine: x86_64 > OS: linux-gnu > Compiler: gcc > Compilation CFLAGS: -g -O2 -fdebug-prefix-map=/build/bash-LQgi2O/bash-5.0=. > -fstack-protector-strong -Wform$ > uname output: Linux jpt 5.0.0-16-generic #17-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 15 10:52:21 > UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 G$ > Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu > > Bash Version: 5.0 > Patch Level: 3 > Release Status: release > > Description: > if a filename begins with ":", then tab completion will turn the colon into > ":\:" > > Repeat-By: > touch ./: > type "ls :<TAB>" to have the command completed to "ls :\:"
Known/expected behavior - this is described in 'E13' of Chet's Bash FAQ[1] [1]: https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/FAQ
