gnuplot adds extra space after tab completion

Question

On my Ubuntu 14.04, I installed gnuplot using apt-get install gnuplot-x11. It's working fine except that when I tab complete a filename, it adds and extra space which I need to manually delete. This is somewhat annoying. Is there any way to fix it?

gnuplot> pl 'embedded_attractor.dat ' w l
         warning: Skipping unreadable file "embedded_attractor.dat "
         No data in plot

gnuplot> pl 'embedded_attractor.dat' w l
gnuplot>

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 27 '16 at 09:54

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It's a confirmed bug: look here

A workaround could be put in you ~/.bash_aliases or ~/.bashrc:

alias gnuplot='rlwrap -a -c gnuplot'

It works fine for me.

answered Oct 27 '16 at 09:54

andreatsh

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Doing this simply stops tab completion! – Peaceful Nov 02 '16 at 11:26
Strange, my tab completion works: it complete properly the filename, without extra spaces, and also adds the `'` to the end of the filename. – andreatsh Nov 02 '16 at 16:54
For me too the tab completion is not working at all!!! And also by removing the line from the bashrc does not help. – zodiac Jan 25 '18 at 07:39

gnuplot adds extra space after tab completion

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