2018-03-31 17:51:22 +08:00
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# compgen
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2025-03-09 03:23:24 +02:00
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> A built-in command for auto-completion in Bash, which is called on pressing `<Tab>` key twice.
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2021-07-09 16:45:55 +02:00
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-compgen>.
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2018-03-31 17:51:22 +08:00
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- List all commands that you could run:
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`compgen -c`
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2024-12-26 20:15:40 +02:00
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- List all commands that you could run that start with a specified string:
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`compgen -c {{str}}`
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2018-03-31 17:51:22 +08:00
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- List all aliases:
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`compgen -a`
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- List all functions that you could run:
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`compgen -A function`
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2021-08-15 19:59:09 +02:00
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- Show shell reserved keywords:
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2018-03-31 17:51:22 +08:00
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`compgen -k`
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- See all available commands/aliases starting with 'ls':
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`compgen -ac {{ls}}`
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2025-03-23 11:21:47 +02:00
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- List all users on the system:
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`compgen -u`
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- Display help:
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`compgen --help`
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