Chapter 3. Configuring the OpenShift CLI
Configure OpenShift CLI (oc) based on your preferences for working with it.
3.1. Enabling tab completion
You can enable tab completion for the Bash or Zsh shells.
3.1.1. 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-completioninstalled.
Procedure
Save the Bash completion code to a file:
$ oc completion bash > oc_bash_completion
Copy the file to
/etc/bash_completion.d/:$ sudo cp oc_bash_completion /etc/bash_completion.d/
You can also save the file to a local directory and source it from your
.bashrcfile instead.
Tab completion is enabled when you open a new terminal.
3.1.2. Enabling tab completion for Zsh
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 Zsh shell.
Prerequisites
-
You must have the OpenShift CLI (
oc) installed.
Procedure
To add tab completion for
octo your.zshrcfile, run the following command:$ cat >>~/.zshrc<<EOF autoload -Uz compinit compinit if [ $commands[oc] ]; then source <(oc completion zsh) compdef _oc oc fi EOF
Tab completion is enabled when you open a new terminal.
