From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Tab completion on find file with (C-x C-f) adds a slash to end of file
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:06:24 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83tvams1gf.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKkJhN02qZhKcjrPPVH4Sm67h9xbaXRH1T+Aq1jCLO6udzuQfA@mail.gmail.com> (message from Anne Summers on Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:53:25 -0500)
> From: Anne Summers <ukulanne@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:53:25 -0500
>
> When I try to open a file with (C-x C-f) and try to complete name file
> with tab a / is added at the end of the file like it does for directory.
> For example if I want to open .bash_profile and I do (C-x C-f) then type
> .bash_pr the completions I get is: Find file: ~/.bash_profile/
>
> I am not sure how or why that / is being added. I can't recall seeing this
> behavior before.I see similar behavior on eshell. I see this with and
> without my .emacs file.
>
> I am running on AIX and I don't see this in other architectures.
> GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, powerpc-ibm-aix6.1.9.0)
> of 2019-04-23
> Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>
> Thanks for any pointers
Look at dired.c:file_name_completion_dirp -- crystal ball says on your
system it tells Emacs that a file is actually a directory. Perhaps
the way faccessat works on your system is to blame.
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2019-08-12 17:53 Tab completion on find file with (C-x C-f) adds a slash to end of file Anne Summers
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