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// * cli_reference/openshift_cli/configuring-cli.adoc

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= Enabling tab completion for Bash

After you install the OpenShift CLI (`oc`), you can enable tab completion to automatically complete `oc` commands or suggest options when you press Tab. The following procedure enables tab completion for the Bash shell.

.Prerequisites

* You must have the OpenShift CLI (`oc`) installed.
* You must have the package `bash-completion` installed.

.Procedure

. Save the Bash completion code to a file:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc completion bash > oc_bash_completion
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. Copy the file to `/etc/bash_completion.d/`:
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[source,terminal]
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$ sudo cp oc_bash_completion /etc/bash_completion.d/
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You can also save the file to a local directory and source it from your `.bashrc` file instead.

Tab completion is enabled when you open a new terminal.