How to configure git bash command line completion?

On Linux

On most distributions, git completion script is installed into /etc/bash_completion.d/ (or /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/git) when you install git, no need to go to github. You just need to use it – add this line to your .bashrc:

source /etc/bash_completion.d/git
# or
source /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/git

In some versions of Ubuntu, git autocomplete may be broken by default, reinstalling by running this command should fix it:

sudo apt-get install git-core bash-completion

On Mac

You can install git completion using Homebrew or MacPorts.

Homebrew

if $BASH_VERSION > 4: brew install bash-completion@2 (updated version) Pay special care which version of bash you have as MacOS default ships with 3.2.57(1)-release.

add to .bash_profile:

  [[ -r "/usr/local/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh" ]] && . "/usr/local/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh"

For older versions of bash: brew install bash-completion

add to .bash_profile:

[ -f /usr/local/etc/bash_completion ] && . /usr/local/etc/bash_completion

MacPorts

sudo port install git +bash_completion

then add this to your .bash_profile:

if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
    . /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion
fi

more info in this guide: Install Bash git completion

Note that in all cases you need to create a new shell (open a new terminal tab/window) for changes to take effect.

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