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gh completion — Generate shell completion scripts for GitHub CLI commands. More information: <https://cli.github.com

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the gh completion command: Generate shell completion scripts for GitHub CLI commands. More information: <https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_completion>.

Solution

gh completion — Generate shell completion scripts for GitHub CLI commands. More information: <https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_completion>.

Print a completion script:

gh completion {{[-s|--shell]}} {{bash|zsh|fish|powershell}}

Append the gh completion script to ~/.bashrc:

gh completion {{[-s|--shell]}} bash >> ~/.bashrc

Append the gh completion script to ~/.zshrc:

gh completion {{[-s|--shell]}} zsh >> ~/.zshrc

Display the subcommand help:

gh completion

Code Snippets

Print a completion script

gh completion {{[-s|--shell]}} {{bash|zsh|fish|powershell}}

Append the `gh` completion script to `~/.bashrc`

gh completion {{[-s|--shell]}} bash >> ~/.bashrc

Append the `gh` completion script to `~/.zshrc`

gh completion {{[-s|--shell]}} zsh >> ~/.zshrc

Display the subcommand help

gh completion

Context

tldr-pages: common/gh completion

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