Where to install bash completion scripts for out of tree packages?
I'm installing ripgrep on Ubuntu. It doesn't exist on the official repository or on private PPA's, so I'm following the project's instructions to install it as an out of tree package: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep#installation.
I managed to learn that these packages should live on /usr/local:
- /usr/local/bin for binaries
- /usr/local/share/doc/<package_name> for documentation
- /usr/local/share/man for manual pages
What about bash completion? I understand that this is a little less standardized than those other categories and may be specific to each Bash installation. What is the way to do it in Ubuntu?
bash ubuntu autocomplete
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I'm installing ripgrep on Ubuntu. It doesn't exist on the official repository or on private PPA's, so I'm following the project's instructions to install it as an out of tree package: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep#installation.
I managed to learn that these packages should live on /usr/local:
- /usr/local/bin for binaries
- /usr/local/share/doc/<package_name> for documentation
- /usr/local/share/man for manual pages
What about bash completion? I understand that this is a little less standardized than those other categories and may be specific to each Bash installation. What is the way to do it in Ubuntu?
bash ubuntu autocomplete
asked Jan 10 '18 at 18:45
SpideySpidey
31316
1
It appears to be installed in/etc/bash_completion.d/. Check/etc/bash.bashrcwhere that is loaded.
– Isaac
Jan 10 '18 at 21:03
But then it would be mixed with apt controlled packages... I was hoping for a separate path.
– Spidey
Jan 11 '18 at 4:48
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I'm installing ripgrep on Ubuntu. It doesn't exist on the official repository or on private PPA's, so I'm following the project's instructions to install it as an out of tree package: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep#installation.
I managed to learn that these packages should live on /usr/local:
- /usr/local/bin for binaries
- /usr/local/share/doc/<package_name> for documentation
- /usr/local/share/man for manual pages
What about bash completion? I understand that this is a little less standardized than those other categories and may be specific to each Bash installation. What is the way to do it in Ubuntu?
bash ubuntu autocomplete
asked Jan 10 '18 at 18:45
SpideySpidey
31316
I'm installing ripgrep on Ubuntu. It doesn't exist on the official repository or on private PPA's, so I'm following the project's instructions to install it as an out of tree package: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep#installation.
I managed to learn that these packages should live on /usr/local:
- /usr/local/bin for binaries
- /usr/local/share/doc/<package_name> for documentation
- /usr/local/share/man for manual pages
What about bash completion? I understand that this is a little less standardized than those other categories and may be specific to each Bash installation. What is the way to do it in Ubuntu?
bash ubuntu autocomplete
bash ubuntu autocomplete
asked Jan 10 '18 at 18:45
SpideySpidey
31316
asked Jan 10 '18 at 18:45
SpideySpidey
31316
asked Jan 10 '18 at 18:45
SpideySpidey
31316
asked Jan 10 '18 at 18:45
SpideySpidey
31316
asked Jan 10 '18 at 18:45
SpideySpidey
31316
31316
1
It appears to be installed in/etc/bash_completion.d/. Check/etc/bash.bashrcwhere that is loaded.
– Isaac
Jan 10 '18 at 21:03
But then it would be mixed with apt controlled packages... I was hoping for a separate path.
– Spidey
Jan 11 '18 at 4:48
add a comment |
1
It appears to be installed in/etc/bash_completion.d/. Check/etc/bash.bashrcwhere that is loaded.
– Isaac
Jan 10 '18 at 21:03
But then it would be mixed with apt controlled packages... I was hoping for a separate path.
– Spidey
Jan 11 '18 at 4:48
1
1
It appears to be installed in
/etc/bash_completion.d/. Check /etc/bash.bashrc where that is loaded.– Isaac
Jan 10 '18 at 21:03
It appears to be installed in
/etc/bash_completion.d/. Check /etc/bash.bashrc where that is loaded.– Isaac
Jan 10 '18 at 21:03
But then it would be mixed with apt controlled packages... I was hoping for a separate path.
– Spidey
Jan 11 '18 at 4:48
But then it would be mixed with apt controlled packages... I was hoping for a separate path.
– Spidey
Jan 11 '18 at 4:48
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The distro completion scripts generally load user completions if found. E.g. on Ubuntu, /etc/bash_completion sources /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion .. and that sources scripts from ~/.ssh/.. and ~/.bash_completion (which in my case sources ~/local/etc/bash_completion.d/*).
So if you have your ~/.bash_completion set up like that (see https://stackoverflow.com/a/12426672/274318 for a way to source all files in a directory), you can just install the ripgrep completions to your local completions dir.
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The distro completion scripts generally load user completions if found. E.g. on Ubuntu, /etc/bash_completion sources /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion .. and that sources scripts from ~/.ssh/.. and ~/.bash_completion (which in my case sources ~/local/etc/bash_completion.d/*).
So if you have your ~/.bash_completion set up like that (see https://stackoverflow.com/a/12426672/274318 for a way to source all files in a directory), you can just install the ripgrep completions to your local completions dir.
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The distro completion scripts generally load user completions if found. E.g. on Ubuntu, /etc/bash_completion sources /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion .. and that sources scripts from ~/.ssh/.. and ~/.bash_completion (which in my case sources ~/local/etc/bash_completion.d/*).
So if you have your ~/.bash_completion set up like that (see https://stackoverflow.com/a/12426672/274318 for a way to source all files in a directory), you can just install the ripgrep completions to your local completions dir.
answered 19 mins ago
Jean JordaanJean Jordaan
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The distro completion scripts generally load user completions if found. E.g. on Ubuntu, /etc/bash_completion sources /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion .. and that sources scripts from ~/.ssh/.. and ~/.bash_completion (which in my case sources ~/local/etc/bash_completion.d/*).
So if you have your ~/.bash_completion set up like that (see https://stackoverflow.com/a/12426672/274318 for a way to source all files in a directory), you can just install the ripgrep completions to your local completions dir.
answered 19 mins ago
Jean JordaanJean Jordaan
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The distro completion scripts generally load user completions if found. E.g. on Ubuntu, /etc/bash_completion sources /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion .. and that sources scripts from ~/.ssh/.. and ~/.bash_completion (which in my case sources ~/local/etc/bash_completion.d/*).
So if you have your ~/.bash_completion set up like that (see https://stackoverflow.com/a/12426672/274318 for a way to source all files in a directory), you can just install the ripgrep completions to your local completions dir.
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It appears to be installed in
/etc/bash_completion.d/. Check/etc/bash.bashrcwhere that is loaded.– Isaac
Jan 10 '18 at 21:03
But then it would be mixed with apt controlled packages... I was hoping for a separate path.
– Spidey
Jan 11 '18 at 4:48