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How do I get the aws cli completion to work with zsh on ubuntu?

This command from the aws-cli documentation did not properly setup auto completion.

source /usr/local/bin/aws_zsh_completer.sh

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To run command completion:

  1. Run bashcompinit by adding the following autoload line at the end of your ~/.zshrc profile script.

    autoload bashcompinit && bashcompinit

  2. Enable command completion, use the built-in command complete.

    complete -C '/usr/local/bin/aws_completer' aws

  3. Add the commands to ~/.zshrc to run it each time you open a new shell.

  4. Test auto completiion

aws sTAB - should display something similar to this: Test Screenshot

For other shells, review this document.

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This worked for me:

source /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_aws
$echo 'source /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_aws' >> ~/.zshrc

Source

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  • I get this error on my mac using zsh -> 9:41:24 Fri 25 code 1013:13-127$ source /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_aws source: no such file or directory: /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_aws 9:44:03 Fri 25 code 1014:14-127$
    – Nabheet
    Commented Sep 25, 2020 at 15:45
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For MacOS

  • Find the path of the aws_completer using the command which aws_completer and copy the output path

  • Then find the running shell using the command echo $SHELL

  • Open the shell file (mine is zsh - ~/.zshrc)

  • Add the below lines in your shell file

    complete -C '<add_the_path_copied_from_first_step>' aws

  • Then use the source command to update the file changes. For example: source ~/.zshrc

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You need to have the aws_completer in your path for this to work correctly. Another option would be to modify the aws_zsh_completer.sh script. 

complete -C aws_completer aws

complete -C <pathtoaws_completer>/aws_completer aws
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  • complete is a bash thing. The question is about zsh.
    – John Mee
    Commented Dec 18, 2019 at 1:19
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    @JohnMee Wrong, complete is relevant to zsh as well, based on AWS CLI autocompletion docs, plus docs for other autocompletion tools
    – Mike B
    Commented Aug 9, 2022 at 0:56

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