Coders Classroom: Kubernetes for Developers #4: Enable kubectl bash autocompletion

Kubectl provides autocomplete support for bash which can save us lot of typing.

Bash on Windows using Git bash

1. Install Git bash from https://git-scm.com/downloads if it is not available in your computer

2. Navigate to “C:\Users\<yourname>” from Git bash cli

3. Run following command to get kubectl autocompletion bash commands and save into “kubectl-completion.bash” file

> kubectl completion bash > ~/kubectl-completion.bash

4. Create or Update .bashrc file source

> echo 'source ~/kubectl-completion.bash' >> .bashrc

5. Restart Git bash and start typing kubectl get po ( press [TAB] key )

Bash on Windows using Conemu/Cmder

It is an another handy multi and split tab windows terminal. It supports multiple command terminals like cmd, PowerShell, bash and etc.

1. Install Git bash from https://git-scm.com/downloads if it is not available in your computer

2. Install Conemu from https://conemu.github.io/ if it is not available in your computer.

3. Open new Git Bash console from Conemu terminal

4. Navigate to “C:\Users\<yourname>”

5. Run following command to get kubectl autocompletion bash commands and save into “kubectl-completion.bash” file

> kubectl completion bash > ~/kubectl-completion.bash

6. Create or Update .bashrc file source

> echo 'source ~/kubectl-completion.bash' >> .bashrc

7. Restart Conemu terminal and start typing kubectl get po ( press [TAB] key )

Bash on Linux/macOS

Please go through below link to enable kubectl autocompletion on Linux/macOS

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Happy Coding :)

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