git bash_completion does not work - solved (?)

[Damon McDougall]

On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 12:51:04PM +0100, Barrie Stott wrote:
> 
> On 21 Jul 2012, at 12:01, Clemens Lang wrote:
> 
> >> I have now edited /etc/shells with MacVim to add /opt/local/bin/bash
> >> as the first in the list. I then ran 'chsh -s /opt/local/bin/bash'.
> > 
> > I have done this on my system, too, and it works fine for me.
> > 
> > 
> >> I had already done what you suggested in Terminal's Preferences ->
> >> Settings -> Shell. I removed all terminals, opened a new one and typed
> >> 'echo $BASH_VERSION'. The result was the same as before:
> >> 3.2.48(1)-release. What have I missed?
> > 
> > Try resetting your Terminal preferences to the default. It should use
> > /usr/bin/login then, which should start the shell you chose via chsh.
> 
> Nearer in that there's more info and it half works.
> 
> I ticked 'Run command' in Terminal's Preferences and entered /usr/bin/login. Deleted all terminals (does this need doing?) and opened a new one. Same as before for 'echo $BASH_VERSION'. Typed 'bash' to go down a level and, this time, 'echo $BASH_VERSION' gave the correct answer, 4.2.29(2)-release, and 'port SPACE TAB' gave a listing of all ports.
>

Unfortunately, I don't think this will persist on a Terminal.app
restart.

> 
> I emptied Terminal's Preferences by unticking 'Run command', did everything else as in previous paragraph and got the same results as previous paragraph.
> 
> I'm just hoping that this suggests to someone another thing to try.
> 
> Barrie.
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