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gh-completion:tldr:2241d

gh-completion: Append the `gh` completion script to `~/.bashrc`.
$ gh completion --shell ${bash} >> ${~--bashrc}
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This command is using the GitHub CLI (gh) to generate completion scripts for the specified shell and append them to the bashrc file.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

  1. gh completion: This is the command provided by the GitHub CLI to generate completion scripts.
  2. --shell ${bash}: This specifies the shell for which the completion script should be generated. In this case, it is set to bash.
  3. >> ${~--bashrc}: This appends the output of the completion script to the bashrc file. Here's a breakdown of this part:
    • >>: This is a redirection operator in Unix-like systems that appends the output of a command to a file. In this case, it appends to the file specified next.
    • ${~--bashrc}: This refers to the value of the environment variable bashrc. The ~-- syntax is a shorthand expansion for tilde expansion, which represents the user's home directory. So, this command is essentially appending the completion script to the current user's bashrc file.

Overall, this command generates completion scripts for the bash shell using the GitHub CLI and appends them to the bashrc file. This can help enable autocompletion and other convenient features when using the GitHub CLI in the bash shell.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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