Install autocomplete

Install a shell auto-complete script into your shell profile, if they aren’t already there. Supports pwsh, zsh, bash, and PowerShell.

install-autocomplete options

Install a shell auto-complete script into your shell profile, if they aren't already there. Supports pwsh, zsh, bash & powershell.

Usage: octo install-autocomplete [<options>]

Where [<options>] is any of:

Install AutoComplete:

      --shell=VALUE          The type of shell to install auto-complete
                             scripts for. This will alter your shell
                             configuration files. Supported shells are Bash,
                             Powershell, Pwsh and Zsh.
      --dryRun               [Optional] Dry run will output the proposed
                             changes to console, instead of writing to disk.

Common options:

      --help                 [Optional] Print help for a command.
      --helpOutputFormat=VALUE
                             [Optional] Output format for help, valid options
                             are Default or Json

Tab completion for commands and options

Tab completion is available for the following shell environments: powershell, pwsh (PowerShell Core), bash & zsh. This feature requires that octo or Octo is available from your $PATH, which is the default state if installed via a package manager or Chocolatey. If you’ve manually installed the CLI, please ensure your $PATH is also updated if you wish to use this feature. This is an optional feature that requires additional installation steps on a per user basis, since this feature relies on built-in shell auto completion facilities.

Additional installation steps for tab completion.

Check that octo is available on your path:

which octo

This should return a valid location on your path like /usr/bin/octo.

Install tab completion scripts into your profile, choosing from powershell, pwsh, bash or zsh:

octo install-autocomplete --shell zsh

Tips:

If you’re using PowerShell on Windows use powershell. If you’re using PowerShell Core on Windows, Mac or Linux, use pwsh.
You can review changes to your profile without writing to disk by using the --dryRun option:

octo install-autocomplete --shell powershell --dryRun

Either restart your shell environment or ‘dot source’ your profile:

Bash

. ~/.bashrc

Zsh

. ~/.zshrc

PowerShell

. $PROFILE

You can now discover sub-commands by typing octo [searchterm] and hitting the [tab] key. If you don’t provide a search term, the full list of available sub-commands will be shown.

animation showing the tab completion feature in Zsh to list all environments in the default space

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Last updated Sunday, January 1, 2023

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