Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work?

From	David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work?
Date	2022-01-03 22:50 +0100
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On Mon 03 Jan 2022 at 20:12:50 (+0000), Long Wind wrote:
> Thank Greg!  i use bash 5.0-4 and bash-completion 1:2.8-6
> all bash setting for root is default except 3 alias 
> 
>  alias rm='rm -i'
>  alias cp='cp -i'
>  alias mv='mv -i'
> 
> i type "ifdown wl" and press Tab, nothing happens
> there's only one wireless device in /etc/network/interfaces
> it shall complete command to "ifdown wlx12345" 
> 
> i've read /etc/skel/.bashrc, programmable completion seems enabled by default
> and it works for other commands, e.g. i type "dhclient enp" and Tab, it becomes "dhclient enp0s1"

Type:

  ifdown <TAB><TAB>

and you should get a list that will contain at least "lo".

Cancel that line and type:

  ip a

to see what interfaces you actually have.

Cheers,
David.

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why bash completion sometimes doesn't work? Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2022-01-03 06:30 +0100
  Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-01-03 13:30 +0100
    Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work? Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2022-01-03 15:50 +0100
    Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work? Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2022-01-03 21:20 +0100
      Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-01-03 21:30 +0100
      Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-01-03 22:50 +0100
        Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work? Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2022-01-04 01:00 +0100
          Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-01-04 03:30 +0100
            Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work? Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2022-01-04 03:50 +0100
              Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-01-04 04:00 +0100
            Re: why bash completion sometimes doesn't work? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-01-04 20:40 +0100

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