further update: comments for __ltrim_colon_completions() in /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion say you can
# Remove colon (:) from list of word completion separators # COMP_WORDBREAKS=${COMP_WORDBREAKS//:}
in your .bashrc if you care more about completing names with : in them than about completing paths in :-separated lists, I guess.
further update: comments for __ltrim_ colon_completio ns() in /usr/share/ bash-completion /bash_completio n say you can
# Remove colon (:) from list of word completion separators =${COMP_ WORDBREAKS/ /:}
# COMP_WORDBREAKS
in your .bashrc if you care more about completing names with : in them than about completing paths in :-separated lists, I guess.