mathiasbynens / mathiasbynens/dotfiles

Bash-Completion Errors

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Description

I've installed this dotfiles-repo on a newly installed Yosemite Machine. I also ran brew.sh after installing homebrew. Everything works as expected, but not in the terminal.

After reboot each terminal starts with lots of errors:

```
-bash: declare: -A: invalid option
declare: usage: declare [-afFirtx] [-p] [name[=value] ...]
-bash: complete: -D: invalid option
complete: usage: complete [-abcdefgjksuv] [-pr] [-o option] [-A action] [-G globpat] [-W wordlist] [-P prefix] [-S suffix] [-X filterpat] [-F function] [-C command] [name ...]
```

Also, when i want to use bash completion, something like this happens:

```
mv Dropb-bash: ${prev,,}: bad substitution
```

I typed "mv Dropb" and pressed the Tab-key then. The other characters "-bash: $(prev..." occur then and restricts me to use the bash completion as it was possible before installing these dotfiles.

which part of the dotfiles should i change (or delete) to fix these issues?

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the dotfiles' terminal startup and Bash-completion setup, including the brew.sh changes, then reproduce the errors in a fresh Yosemite terminal. Check the installed Bash and completion configuration against the commands shown in the report. Done means new terminals start without errors and Tab completion works normally.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash, shell
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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