Re: glob-expand-word and vi-command mode

[Greg Wooledge]

On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 03:39:54PM +0100, Mike Jonkmans wrote:
> [ mkdir test; cd test; touch file1 file2 ]
> 
> Going into `vi-command' mode on the line `ls *' puts the cursor on the `*'.
> Then `glob-expand-word' does nothing with the `*', it just inserts a space.
> Resulting in `ls  *' (cursor still on `*').
> Expected: nothing happens.

I'm not sure what keystrokes you're actually using, or what bind calls
you've done leading up to this, but in a vanilla instance of bash with
nothing done except 'set -o vi', typing

l s space * esc *

will replace the * with file1 file2 and another space, and also puts
you in insert mode for some reason.  Probably historical.