From b517b4398dbff84d661b059d27291cefde5ff845 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robin Ebert <ebertrobin2002@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 16:34:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] shell-completion: fix bash completion if a profile or a port
 contains spaces

---
 shell-completion/bash/pactl | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/shell-completion/bash/pactl b/shell-completion/bash/pactl
index 050fe7d58..96992fa40 100644
--- a/shell-completion/bash/pactl
+++ b/shell-completion/bash/pactl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ __ports () {
 
          flag {
              if (/^\t\t[A-Za-z]/)
-                 ports = ports substr($0, 3, index($0, ":")-3) " "
+                 ports = ports substr($0, 3, index($0, ":")-3) "\n"
          }
 
          END {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ __profiles () {
 
         flag {
             if (/^\t\t[A-Za-z]/)
-                profiles = profiles substr($0, 3, index($0, ": ")-3) " "
+                profiles = profiles substr($0, 3, index($0, ": ")-3) "\n"
         }
 
         END {
@@ -108,6 +108,20 @@ in_array() {
     done
 }
 
+_profiles_helper() {
+    local IFS=$'\n'
+    comps="$(__profiles)"
+    COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W '${comps[*]}' -- "$1"))
+    compopt -o fullquote
+}
+
+_ports_helper() {
+    local IFS=$'\n'
+    comps="$(__ports)"
+    COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W '${comps[*]}' -- "$1"))
+    compopt -o fullquote
+}
+
 _pactl() {
     local cur prev words cword preprev word command
     local comps
@@ -153,13 +167,11 @@ _pactl() {
             ;;
 
         set-card-profile)
-            comps=$(__profiles)
-            COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W '${comps[*]}' -- "$cur"))
+            _profiles_helper "$cur"
             ;;
 
         set-*-port)
-            comps=$(__ports)
-            COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W '${comps[*]}' -- "$cur"))
+            _ports_helper "$cur"
             ;;
 
         set-*-mute) COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W 'true false toggle' -- "$cur")) ;;
@@ -168,8 +180,7 @@ _pactl() {
             ;; #TODO
 
         set-port-*)
-            comps=$(__ports)
-            COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W '${comps[*]}' -- "$cur"))
+            _ports_helper "$cur"
             ;;
         --server)
             compopt +o nospace
@@ -304,13 +315,11 @@ _pacmd() {
             ;;
 
         set-card-profile)
-            comps=$(__profiles)
-            COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W '${comps[*]}' -- "$cur"))
+            _profiles_helper "$cur"
             ;;
 
         set-*port*)
-            comps=$(__ports)
-            COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W '${comps[*]}' -- "$cur"))
+            _ports_helper "$cur"
             ;;
 
         set-*-mute) COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W 'true false' -- "$cur"));;