Apt is missing tab complete on things like list search etc

Bug #1309141 reported by Dave Morley
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
One Hundred Papercuts
New
Undecided
Unassigned
apt (Debian)
New
Unknown
apt (Ubuntu)
In Progress
Medium
Michael Vogt

Bug Description

Before I could do apt-g<tab> upgr<tab> and hit enter and be done

With the new apt I can nolonger do this instead I have to type in apt search/list/update/upgrade/full-upgrade etc

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: apt 1.0.1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Apr 17 19:30:35 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-17 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Dave Morley (davmor2) wrote :
Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Medium
milestone: none → trusty-updates
Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Michael Vogt (mvo)
status: Confirmed → Triaged
status: Triaged → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Mörgæs (moergaes) wrote :

The command sudo apt-g<tab> upgr<tab> works fine for me.

Revision history for this message
Mathew Hodson (mhodson) wrote :

It's the new command apt that does not have tab complete. You should be able to do apt upg<tab> or apt edit-s<tab> and have the command be completed.

Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
Changed in apt:
importance: Unknown → Undecided
status: Unknown → New
importance: Undecided → Unknown
status: New → Unknown
Revision history for this message
Ritesh Raj Sarraf (rrs) wrote :

My bad. It works. It expected me logged in into alioth.

Changed in apt (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
no longer affects: apt (Debian)
Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
affects: apt → apt (Ubuntu RTM)
Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
Changed in apt (Ubuntu RTM):
status: Unknown → Confirmed
affects: apt (Ubuntu RTM) → apt
Changed in apt:
importance: Unknown → Undecided
status: Confirmed → New
affects: apt → apt (Ubuntu RTM)
Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
affects: apt (Ubuntu RTM) → hundredpapercuts
Changed in apt (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
milestone: trusty-updates → none
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