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Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:26:50 +0100
From: Reini Urban <rurban AT x-ray DOT at>
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Subject: bash_completion for perl disabled
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bash_completion failing to complete files for perl annoyed me too much, 
so I recommend to disable it completely. files are more important than 
options. options do work, but files not.

apply the patch and source /etc/bash_completion and perl bash_completion 
for files work.
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diff -bu /etc/bash_completion~ /etc/bash_completion
--- /etc/bash_completion~	2007-12-27 17:22:29.470747400 +0000
+++ /etc/bash_completion	2007-12-27 17:22:29.470747400 +0000
@@ -5205,7 +5205,7 @@
 			-n -a -F -l -0 -I -m -M -P -S -x -i -e ' -- $cur ) )
     return 0
 }
-complete -F _perl $filenames perl
+# complete -F _perl $filenames perl
 
 _perldoc()
 {


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