[Bash-completion-devel] [bash-completion-Bugs][313199] Completion for the `cd` command does not expand variables.

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Bugs item #313199, was opened at 2011-06-30 22:52
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Status: Open
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Nobody (None)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: Completion for the `cd` command does not expand variables. 
Distribution: --Distribution-Agnostic--
Originally reported in: None
Milestone: None
Status: None
Original bug number: 


Initial Comment:
Anonymous message posted by deadhead.russell at gmail.com

Currently, bash_completion will auto complete variables for the `cd` command.  However, these variables are not expanded making auto-completion not work for the remainder of the command.

Example:
Lets say I have a variable, `$variable` which is `/path/to` and I have the folder structure, `/path/to/directory/`.

cd $variable/direct<TAB>

currently does nothing.  I expect it to expand the variable and complete it to:

cd /path/to/directory/

I have created a patch where variables are still auto completed.  However, if only one match is returned, the matched variable is expanded and the completion continues.

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