[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #60640] syntax error when tab autocomplete of @classname folder inserts single quote

[Nicholas Jankowski]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?60640>

                 Summary: syntax error when tab autocomplete of @classname
folder inserts single quote
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: nrjank
            Submitted on: Wed 19 May 2021 03:54:12 PM EDT
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Unexpected Error or Warning
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Nicholas Jankowski
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 6.2.0
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

Tab autocomplete for a class folder starting with @ results in a folder name
with a ' at the front, producing a syntax error. 


>> pwd
ans = c:\temp\test2

>> mkdir('@testclass')

>> cd @test<Press tab for autocomplete>

Produces:

>> cd '@testclass/
error: parse error:

  syntax error

> cd '@testclass/
                  ^
>> cd @testclass/

>> pwd
ans = c:\temp\test2\@testclass







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