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completion for an alias also #16701

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```shell
kubectl completion bash >/etc/bash_completion.d/kubectl
```
- If you have an alias for kubectl, you can extend shell completion to work with that alias:

```shell
echo 'alias k=kubectl' >>~/.bashrc
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echo 'complete -F __start_kubectl k' >>~/.bashrc
```

{{< note >}}
bash-completion sources all completion scripts in `/etc/bash_completion.d`.
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kubectl completion bash >/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/kubectl
```

- If you have an alias for kubectl, you can extend shell completion to work with that alias:

```shell
echo 'alias k=kubectl' >>~/.bashrc
echo 'complete -F __start_kubectl k' >>~/.bashrc
```

- If you installed kubectl with Homebrew (as explained [above](#install-with-homebrew-on-macos)), then the kubectl completion script should already be in `/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/kubectl`. In that case, you don't need to do anything.

{{< note >}}
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source <(kubectl completion zsh)
```

If you have an alias for kubectl, you can extend shell completion to work with that alias:

```shell
echo 'alias k=kubectl' >>~/.zshrc
echo 'complete -F __start_kubectl k' >>~/.zshrc
```

After reloading your shell, kubectl autocompletion should be working.

If you get an error like `complete:13: command not found: compdef`, then add the following to the beginning of your `~/.zshrc` file:
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