Ubuntu
bash-completion package

bash-completion doesn't work for man command

Bug #1586775 reported by Karl-Philipp Richter
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bash-completion (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Typing `man ` and pressing tab key twice which triggers auto-completion for other commands (e.g. `ls`) doesn't trigger auto-completion for available manpages.

I don't know if that worked before, so it might be a regression or feature request.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: bash-completion 1:2.1-4.2ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.40-generic 4.4.8
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun May 29 15:28:36 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-17 (954 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: bash-completion
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-03-04 (85 days ago)

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Karl-Philipp Richter (krichter722) wrote :
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Mathew Hodson (mhodson) wrote :

There are autocompletions for man. They are installed in /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/

I can't reproduce the problem.

`man `<TAB><TAB>
Display all 5483 possibilities? (y or n)

Changed in bash-completion (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Karl-Philipp Richter (krichter722) wrote :

Seems to be fixed in `man-db` 2.7.5-1 and `bash-completion` 1:2.1-4.3ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 16.10.

Changed in bash-completion (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Fix Committed
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