cobra/zsh_completions.md
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## Generating Zsh Completion for your cobra.Command
Cobra supports native Zsh completion generated from the root `cobra.Command`.
The generated completion script should be put somewhere in your `$fpath` named
`_<YOUR COMMAND>`.
### What's Supported
* Completion for all non-hidden subcommands using their `.Short` description.
* Completion for all non-hidden flags using the following rules:
* Filename completion works by marking the flag with `cmd.MarkFlagFilename...`
family of commands.
* The requirement for argument to the flag is decided by the `.NoOptDefVal`
flag value - if it's empty then completion will expect an argument.
* Flags of one of the various `*Array` and `*Slice` types supports multiple
specifications (with or without argument depending on the specific type).
* Completion of positional arguments using the following rules:
* Argument position for all options below starts at `1`. If argument position
`0` is requested it will raise an error.
* Use `command.MarkZshCompPositionalArgumentFile` to complete filenames. Glob
patterns (e.g. `"*.log"`) are optional - if not specified it will offer to
complete all file types.
* Use `command.MarkZshCompPositionalArgumentWords` to offer specific words for
completion. At least one word is required.
* It's possible to specify completion for some arguments and leave some
unspecified (e.g. offer words for second argument but nothing for first
argument). This will cause no completion for first argument but words
completion for second argument.
* If no argument completion was specified for 1st argument (but optionally was
specified for 2nd) and the command has `ValidArgs` it will be used as
completion options for 1st argument.
* Argument completions only offered for commands with no subcommands.
### What's not yet Supported
* Custom completion scripts are not supported yet (We should probably create zsh
specific one, doesn't make sense to re-use the bash one as the functions will
be different).
* Whatever other feature you're looking for and doesn't exist :)