--- bash_completion.03	2008-05-02 17:58:44.000000000 -0400
+++ bash_completion	2008-05-02 18:01:46.000000000 -0400
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@
 
 	# expand ~username type directory specifications
 	if [[ "$cur" == \~*/* ]]; then
-		eval cur=$cur
+            ( cd ~;
+		eval dur=(${cur:2});
+		cur=${dur[*]/#/xxx} );
 	elif [[ "$cur" == \~* ]]; then
 		cur=${cur#\~}
 		COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -P '~' -u $cur ) )