diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index 3369e037..c774680e 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #   bash_completion - some programmable completion functions for bash 2.05a
 #
-#   $Id: bash_completion,v 1.354 2002/06/10 15:36:50 ianmacd Exp $
+#   $Id: bash_completion,v 1.355 2002/06/11 18:49:57 ianmacd Exp $
 #
 #   Copyright (C) Ian Macdonald <ian@caliban.org>
 #
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
 #   Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 
-# RELEASE: 20020609
+# RELEASE: 20020611
 
 [ -n "$DEBUG" ] && set -v || set +v
 
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ _tar()
 		
 	esac
 
-	if [ "${COMP_LINE#*$ext }" != "$COMP_LINE" ]; then
+	if [[ "$COMP_LINE" == *$ext' ' ]]; then
 		# complete on files in tar file
 		#
 		# get name of tar file from command line