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Explain about bash completion on macOS
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Description
macOS-provided bash is bizarrely ancient. zsh is their preferred replacement, which is now default.
To get a newer bash, we need to fall back to homebrew:
- Install homebrew (enable it in bash_profile)
- Install bash and bash-completion via
brew install bash bash-completion - Old path was
[ -f /usr/local/etc/bash_completion ] && . /usr/local/etc/bash_completionnew path is somewhere in/opt/homebrewI think
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Research direction
Start with the bash_profile reference and the Homebrew command in the issue, then verify the current bash-completion path on macOS, including Apple Silicon. Update the relevant dot-file documentation with accurate installation and configuration steps, and confirm it explains how bash completion is enabled.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash, shell
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100