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# complete
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> Get and set argument autocompletion rules of shell commands in Bash.
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> The specified completions will be invoked when `<Tab>` is pressed in Bash.
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> See also: `compgen`, `compopt`.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-complete>.
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- Set arguments of a command to autocomplete through a function (completion response is sent in `COMPREPLY` variable):
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`complete -F {{function}} {{command}}`
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- Set arguments of a command to autocomplete through another command (`$1` is the command, `$2` is the argument the cursor is on, and `$3` is the argument preceding the cursor):
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`complete -C {{autocomplete_command}} {{command}}`
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- Set arguments of a command to autocomplete to shell builtins:
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`complete -b {{command}}`
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- Apply autocompletion without appending a space to the completed word:
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`complete -o nospace -F {{function}} {{command}}`
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- List all loaded complete specifications:
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`complete -p`
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- List loaded complete specifications for a command:
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`complete -p {{command}}`
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