Bug#843819: gnome-terminal: Parenthesis in the directory name leads to crash

[Michael Biebl]

Control: tags -1 + moreinfo unreproducible

Am 09.11.2016 um 22:04 schrieb Pr0metheus:
> Package: gnome-terminal
> Version: 3.22.1-1
> Severity: important
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
> 
>         I have folders with greek characters. I can change directory to any of
> them without problem.
>         Inside one of these folders i create a directory with english
> characters using gnome nautilus, e.g. LLC (3350)
>         I open a terminal and try to change directory to the new folder, after
> i type the command: cd LLC (3350) and hit enter terminal closes without notice.
> 


I can't reproduce this. This sounds more like an issue with your shell.
I simply get:
$ cd LLC (3350)
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('


Which shell do you use?
Can you get a backtrace of the crash?


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