From: thorsten@thorstenkampe.de   
      
   * Michael J. Astrauskas (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:42:37 GMT)   
   > Mark Hobley wrote:   
   > > On a newly built Gentoo system, I had an entry in the USE field of   
   > > /etc/make.conf as follows:   
   > >   
   > >  -bash-completion   
   > >   
   > > I was expecting this to omit the command line completion capability from   
   the   
   > > bash shell. However, on booting the computer for the first time, I notice   
   that   
   > > the shell still performs command line completion when I press the tab key.   
   >   
   >    I could be mistaken, but I think the "bash-completion" use variable   
   > adds *context* to bash's completion, such as only being able to   
   > auto-complete directories for the "cd" command.   
      
   Absolutely correct.   
      
   > Thus, removing the variable removes the enhanced completion but not   
   > the general completion.   
      
   ...and I don't see why anyone would do that.   
      
   Thorsten   
      
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