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@ -312,23 +312,31 @@ Access](https://projects.torsion.org/borgmatic-collective/borgmatic/issues/293).
borgmatic includes a shell completion script (currently only for Bash) to borgmatic includes a shell completion script (currently only for Bash) to
support tab-completing borgmatic command-line actions and flags. Depending on support tab-completing borgmatic command-line actions and flags. Depending on
how you installed borgmatic, this may be enabled by default. But if it's not, how you installed borgmatic, this may be enabled by default. But if it's not,
you can install the shell completion script globally: start by installing the `bash-completion` Linux package or the
[`bash-completion@2`](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bash-completion@2)
macOS Homebrew formula. Then, install the shell completion script globally:
```bash ```bash
sudo su -c "borgmatic --bash-completion > $(pkg-config --variable=completionsdir bash-completion)/borgmatic" sudo su -c "borgmatic --bash-completion > $(pkg-config --variable=completionsdir bash-completion)/borgmatic"
``` ```
Alternatively, if you'd like to install the script for just the current user: If you don't have `pkg-config` installed, you can try the following path
instead:
```bash
sudo su -c "borgmatic --bash-completion > /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/borgmatic"
```
Or, if you'd like to install the script for just the current user:
```bash ```bash
mkdir --parents ~/.local/share/bash-completion/completions mkdir --parents ~/.local/share/bash-completion/completions
borgmatic --bash-completion > ~/.local/share/bash-completion/completions/borgmatic borgmatic --bash-completion > ~/.local/share/bash-completion/completions/borgmatic
``` ```
In either case, you may also need to install the `bash-completion` Linux Finally, restart your shell (`exit` and open a new shell) so the completions
package and restart your shell (`exit` and open a new shell). take effect.
For macOS, you can enable shell completion by setting up [`bash-completion@2`](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bash-completion@2) and then running above global command. `sudo` is not required.
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