# Shell Completion ```bash yq shell-completion zsh ``` Prints to StdOut a shell completion script for zsh shell. ### Bash (default) ```bash source <(yq shell-completion bash) ``` #### To load completions for each session, execute once: Linux: ```bash yq shell-completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/yq ``` MacOS: ```bash yq shell-completion bash > /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/yq ``` ### zsh If shell completion is not already enabled in your environment you will need to enable it. You can execute the following once: ```bash echo "autoload -U compinit; compinit" >> ~/.zshrc ``` #### To load completions for each session, execute once: ```bash yq shell-completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_yq" ``` You will need to start a new shell for this setup to take effect. ### fish ```bash yq shell-completion fish | source ``` #### To load completions for each session, execute once: ``` yq shell-completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/yq.fish ``` ### PowerShell ```bash yq shell-completion powershell ``` Users need PowerShell version 5.0 or above, which comes with Windows 10 and can be downloaded separately for Windows 7 or 8.1. They can then write the completions to a file and source this file from their PowerShell profile, which is referenced by the $Profile environment variable. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://mikefarah.gitbook.io/yq/commands/shell-completion.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.