[Bug]: With some aliases, completion shows available options but does not complete the command line

[DavideRossi]

Expected behavior

Given x is an alias
$ x[TAB][TAB]
shows available completions (say alpha and beta).
$ x al[TAB]
completes to
$ x alpha

Current behavior

For some alias, available completions are shown with double-tab, but actual completion does not take place.
See the "Steps to reproduce" for a specific case.

Possible solution

Sorry, no idea...

Context

No response

Steps to reproduce

With this alias:
alias kubectx='kubectl config use-context'
and given a few contexts in kubectl configuration (in my case: k3s, k3s-test and minikube)
When the command line is

$ kubectx

by pressing tab twice I get:

$ kubectx 
k3s       k3s-test  minikube

Then with this command line:

$ kubectx mi

pressing tab accomplishes nothing.
If I use the original command in place of the alias

$ kubectx=kubectl config use-context mi

pressing tab completes to

$ kubectx='kubectl config use-context minikube

Bash-it version

dev - Current git SHA: 998e1d6 on 2024-11-05T18:21:21+02:00

List of enabled plugins, themes and aliases

completions: aliases, bash-it and system

Bash version

5.1.16

Operating system and version

Linux Mint 21.3

bash-it doctor output

DEBUG: core: main: Loading libraries(except appearance)...
DEBUG: lib: colors: Loading library file...
DEBUG: lib: command_duration: Loading library file...
DEBUG: lib: helpers: Loading library file...
DEBUG: lib: history: Loading library file...
DEBUG: lib: log: Loading library file...
DEBUG: lib: preexec: Loading library file...
DEBUG: lib: preview: Loading library file...
DEBUG: lib: search: Loading library file...
DEBUG: lib: utilities: Loading library file...
DEBUG: core: reloader: Loading all enabled components...
DEBUG: aliases: general: Loading component...
DEBUG: aliases: general: Command 'gshuf' does not exist
DEBUG: aliases: general: Loaded.
DEBUG: plugin: base: Loading component...
DEBUG: plugin: base: Command 'browser' does not exist
DEBUG: plugin: base: Loaded.
DEBUG: completion: system: Loading component...
DEBUG: completion: system: Loaded.
DEBUG: completion: bash-it: Loading component...
DEBUG: completion: bash-it: Loaded.
DEBUG: completion: aliases: Loading component...
DEBUG: completion: aliases: Loaded.
DEBUG: core: main: Loading custom aliases, completion, plugins...
DEBUG: core: main: Loading general custom files...
DEBUG: custom: example: Loading custom file...
DEBUG: core: main: Command 'gloobus-preview' does not exist

Your ~/.bashrc

# ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells.
# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files (in the package bash-doc)
# for examples

# If not running interactively, don't do anything
case $- in
    *i*) ;;
      *) return;;
esac

# don't put duplicate lines or lines starting with space in the history.
# See bash(1) for more options
HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth

# append to the history file, don't overwrite it
shopt -s histappend

# for setting history length see HISTSIZE and HISTFILESIZE in bash(1)
HISTSIZE=1000
HISTFILESIZE=2000

# check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
# update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
shopt -s checkwinsize

# If set, the pattern "**" used in a pathname expansion context will
# match all files and zero or more directories and subdirectories.
#shopt -s globstar

# make less more friendly for non-text input files, see lesspipe(1)
[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"

# set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
if [ -z "${debian_chroot:-}" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
    debian_chroot=$(cat /etc/debian_chroot)
fi

# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
case "$TERM" in
    xterm-color|*-256color) color_prompt=yes;;
esac

# uncomment for a colored prompt, if the terminal has the capability; turned
# off by default to not distract the user: the focus in a terminal window
# should be on the output of commands, not on the prompt
#force_color_prompt=yes

if [ -n "$force_color_prompt" ]; then
    if [ -x /usr/bin/tput ] && tput setaf 1 >&/dev/null; then
	# We have color support; assume it's compliant with Ecma-48
	# (ISO/IEC-6429). (Lack of such support is extremely rare, and such
	# a case would tend to support setf rather than setaf.)
	color_prompt=yes
    else
	color_prompt=
    fi
fi

if [ "$color_prompt" = yes ]; then
    PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '
else
    PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ '
fi
unset color_prompt force_color_prompt

# If this is an xterm set the title to user@host:dir
case "$TERM" in
xterm*|rxvt*)
    PS1="\[\e]0;${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h: \w\a\]$PS1"
    ;;
*)
    ;;
esac

# enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
    test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
    alias ls='ls --color=auto'
    #alias dir='dir --color=auto'
    #alias vdir='vdir --color=auto'

    alias grep='grep --color=auto'
    alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
    alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
fi

# colored GCC warnings and errors
#export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'

# some more ls aliases
alias ll='ls -alF'
alias la='ls -A'
alias l='ls -CF'

# Add an "alert" alias for long running commands.  Use like so:
#   sleep 10; alert
alias alert='notify-send --urgency=low -i "$([ $? = 0 ] && echo terminal || echo error)" "$(history|tail -n1|sed -e '\''s/^\s*[0-9]\+\s*//;s/[;&|]\s*alert$//'\'')"'

# Alias definitions.
# You may want to put all your additions into a separate file like
# ~/.bash_aliases, instead of adding them here directly.
# See /usr/share/doc/bash-doc/examples in the bash-doc package.

if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
    . ~/.bash_aliases
fi

# enable programmable completion features (you don't need to enable
# this, if it's already enabled in /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile
# sources /etc/bash.bashrc).
if ! shopt -oq posix; then
  if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
    . /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion
  elif [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
    . /etc/bash_completion
  fi
fi
export PATH="$PATH:/home/[...]/.local/share/coursier/bin"
export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
export PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2022/bin/x86_64-linux${PATH:+:${PATH}}
export INFOPATH=/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/doc/info${INFOPATH:+:${INFOPATH}}
export MANPATH=/usr/local/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/doc/man${MANPATH:+:${MANPATH}}
. "$HOME/.cargo/env"


# >>> conda initialize >>>
# !! Contents within this block are managed by 'conda init' !!
__conda_setup="$('/home/[...]/miniconda3/bin/conda' 'shell.bash' 'hook' 2> /dev/null)"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    eval "$__conda_setup"
else
    if [ -f "/home/[...]/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ]; then
        . "/home/[...]/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
    else
        export PATH="/home/[...]/miniconda3/bin:$PATH"
    fi
fi
unset __conda_setup
# <<< conda initialize <<<

source <(kubectl completion bash)
alias cpv='rsync -avh --info=progress2'

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion

if [ -z "${JAVA_HOME}" ]
then
    JAVA_HOME=$(readlink -nf $(which java) | xargs dirname | xargs dirname)
    if [ ! -e "$JAVA_HOME" ]
    then
        JAVA_HOME=""
    fi
    export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME
fi

# If not running interactively, don't do anything
case $- in
  *i*) ;;
    *) return;;
esac

# bash-it alias completion test
alias kubectx="kubectl config use-context"

# Path to the bash it configuration
export BASH_IT="/home/[...]/.bash_it"

# Lock and Load a custom theme file.
# Leave empty to disable theming.
# location "$BASH_IT"/themes/
export BASH_IT_THEME=''

# Some themes can show whether `sudo` has a current token or not.
# Set `$THEME_CHECK_SUDO` to `true` to check every prompt:
#THEME_CHECK_SUDO='true'

# (Advanced): Change this to the name of your remote repo if you
# cloned bash-it with a remote other than origin such as `bash-it`.
# export BASH_IT_REMOTE='bash-it'

# (Advanced): Change this to the name of the main development branch if
# you renamed it or if it was changed for some reason
# export BASH_IT_DEVELOPMENT_BRANCH='master'

# Your place for hosting Git repos. I use this for private repos.
export GIT_HOSTING='[email protected]'

# Don't check mail when opening terminal.
unset MAILCHECK

# Change this to your console based IRC client of choice.
export IRC_CLIENT='irssi'

# Set this to the command you use for todo.txt-cli
export TODO="t"

# Set this to the location of your work or project folders
#BASH_IT_PROJECT_PATHS="${HOME}/Projects:/Volumes/work/src"

# Set this to false to turn off version control status checking within the prompt for all themes
export SCM_CHECK=true
# Set to actual location of gitstatus directory if installed
#export SCM_GIT_GITSTATUS_DIR="$HOME/gitstatus"
# per default gitstatus uses 2 times as many threads as CPU cores, you can change this here if you must
#export GITSTATUS_NUM_THREADS=8

# Set Xterm/screen/Tmux title with only a short hostname.
# Uncomment this (or set SHORT_HOSTNAME to something else),
# Will otherwise fall back on $HOSTNAME.
#export SHORT_HOSTNAME=$(hostname -s)

# Set Xterm/screen/Tmux title with only a short username.
# Uncomment this (or set SHORT_USER to something else),
# Will otherwise fall back on $USER.
#export SHORT_USER=${USER:0:8}

# If your theme use command duration, uncomment this to
# enable display of last command duration.
#export BASH_IT_COMMAND_DURATION=true
# You can choose the minimum time in seconds before
# command duration is displayed.
#export COMMAND_DURATION_MIN_SECONDS=1

# Set Xterm/screen/Tmux title with shortened command and directory.
# Uncomment this to set.
#export SHORT_TERM_LINE=true

# Set vcprompt executable path for scm advance info in prompt (demula theme)
# https://github.com/djl/vcprompt
#export VCPROMPT_EXECUTABLE=~/.vcprompt/bin/vcprompt

# (Advanced): Uncomment this to make Bash-it reload itself automatically
# after enabling or disabling aliases, plugins, and completions.
# export BASH_IT_AUTOMATIC_RELOAD_AFTER_CONFIG_CHANGE=1

# Uncomment this to make Bash-it create alias reload.
# export BASH_IT_RELOAD_LEGACY=1

# Load Bash It
source "$BASH_IT"/bash_it.sh

Notes

I do not have a bare idea if that's a bug, a bash-it bug, a feature or what else. But it's annoying...