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Writing simple tab-completions for Bash and Zsh
Shell tab-completions can be very handy, but setting them up is complicated by the fact that half your users would be using Bash-on-Linux, while the other half will be using Zsh-on-OSX, each of which has different tab-completion APIs. Furthermore, most users exploring an unfamiliar CLI tool using tab completion…
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Tools & ProductivitySoftware Engineering2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2025 | Writing simple tab-completions for Bash and Zsh by lihaoyi | 271 | 96 |
