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---
tags:
- v1
---
You can enable completion commands by setting the `EnableBashCompletion`
flag on the `App` object. By default, this setting will only auto-complete to
show an app's subcommands, but you can write your own completion methods for
the App or its subcommands.
<!-- {
"args": ["complete", "--generate-bash-completion"],
"output": "laundry"
} -->
``` go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"log"
"os"
"github.com/urfave/cli"
)
func main() {
tasks := []string{"cook", "clean", "laundry", "eat", "sleep", "code"}
app := cli.NewApp()
app.EnableBashCompletion = true
app.Commands = []cli.Command{
{
Name: "complete",
Aliases: []string{"c"},
Usage: "complete a task on the list",
Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
fmt.Println("completed task: ", c.Args().First())
return nil
},
BashComplete: func(c *cli.Context) {
// This will complete if no args are passed
if c.NArg() > 0 {
return
}
for _, t := range tasks {
fmt.Println(t)
}
},
},
}
err := app.Run(os.Args)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
}
```
#### Enabling
Source the `autocomplete/bash_autocomplete` file in your `.bashrc` file while
setting the `PROG` variable to the name of your program:
`PROG=myprogram source /.../cli/autocomplete/bash_autocomplete`
#### Distribution
Copy `autocomplete/bash_autocomplete` into `/etc/bash_completion.d/` and rename
it to the name of the program you wish to add autocomplete support for (or
automatically install it there if you are distributing a package). Don't forget
to source the file to make it active in the current shell.
```
sudo cp src/bash_autocomplete /etc/bash_completion.d/<myprogram>
source /etc/bash_completion.d/<myprogram>
```
Alternatively, you can just document that users should source the generic
`autocomplete/bash_autocomplete` in their bash configuration with `$PROG` set
to the name of their program (as above).
#### Customization
The default bash completion flag (`--generate-bash-completion`) is defined as
`cli.BashCompletionFlag`, and may be redefined if desired, e.g.:
<!-- {
"args": ["--compgen"],
"output": "wat\nhelp\nh"
} -->
``` go
package main
import (
"log"
"os"
"github.com/urfave/cli"
)
func main() {
cli.BashCompletionFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
Name: "compgen",
Hidden: true,
}
app := cli.NewApp()
app.EnableBashCompletion = true
app.Commands = []cli.Command{
{
Name: "wat",
},
}
err := app.Run(os.Args)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
}
```
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