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Generate shell completion scripts to enable tab completion for App Store Connect CLI commands.

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Quick Start

# Bash
asc completion --shell bash >> ~/.bashrc

# Zsh
asc completion --shell zsh >> ~/.zshrc

# Fish
asc completion --shell fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/asc.fish

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Usage

asc completion --shell <bash|zsh|fish>
Flags:
  • --shell - Shell type: bash, zsh, or fish (required)

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Supported Shells

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Bash

Generate and load bash completion: 
# Generate completion script
asc completion --shell bash > /tmp/asc-completion.bash

# Add to .bashrc
echo 'source /tmp/asc-completion.bash' >> ~/.bashrc

# Reload shell
source ~/.bashrc
Or append directly: 
asc completion --shell bash >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

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Zsh

Generate and load zsh completion: 
# Generate completion script
asc completion --shell zsh > /tmp/asc-completion.zsh

# Add to .zshrc
echo 'source /tmp/asc-completion.zsh' >> ~/.zshrc

# Reload shell
source ~/.zshrc
Or append directly: 
asc completion --shell zsh >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

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Fish

Generate and install fish completion: 
# Create completions directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p ~/.config/fish/completions

# Generate completion script
asc completion --shell fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/asc.fish

# Reload completions (or restart fish)
fish_update_completions

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How It Works

The completion script provides tab completion for:
  • Top-level commands (e.g., builds, testflight, metadata)
  • Common flags (basic support)
Example: 
$ asc <TAB>
auth          builds        completion    devices       
migrate       metadata      notify        profiles      
submit        testflight    users         webhooks      
workflow      xcode-cloud

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Manual Installation

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Bash (Linux)

# System-wide (requires sudo)
sudo asc completion --shell bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/asc

# User-level
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/bash-completion/completions
asc completion --shell bash > ~/.local/share/bash-completion/completions/asc

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Bash (macOS with Homebrew)

# Install bash-completion if not already installed
brew install bash-completion@2

# Add to Homebrew's completion directory
asc completion --shell bash > $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion.d/asc

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Zsh (with Oh My Zsh)

# Create custom completion directory
mkdir -p ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/asc

# Generate completion
asc completion --shell zsh > ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/asc/_asc

# Add to .zshrc plugins
# plugins=(... asc)

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Zsh (macOS with Homebrew)

# Add to Homebrew's completion directory
asc completion --shell zsh > $(brew --prefix)/share/zsh/site-functions/_asc

# Rebuild completion cache
rm -f ~/.zcompdump
compinit

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Verification

Test that completion is working: 
# Type the command and press TAB
asc <TAB>

# Should show available commands
If completion doesn’t work:
  1. Verify the script was added to the correct location
  2. Reload your shell configuration
  3. Check for syntax errors in the completion script

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Troubleshooting

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Bash: Command not found

Ensure bash-completion is installed: 
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install bash-completion

# macOS with Homebrew
brew install bash-completion@2

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Zsh: Completion not loading

Ensure completion is enabled in .zshrc: 
# Add to .zshrc if missing
autoload -Uz compinit
compinit

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Fish: Permission denied

Ensure the completions directory exists and is writable: 
mkdir -p ~/.config/fish/completions
chmod 755 ~/.config/fish/completions

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Advanced Configuration

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Custom Completion Location

Save completion to a custom location: 
# Create custom directory
mkdir -p ~/my-completions

# Generate completion
asc completion --shell bash > ~/my-completions/asc-completion.bash

# Add to .bashrc
echo 'source ~/my-completions/asc-completion.bash' >> ~/.bashrc

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Conditional Loading

Load completion only when asc is available: 
# Add to .bashrc or .zshrc
if command -v asc &> /dev/null; then
  source ~/my-completions/asc-completion.bash
fi

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CI/CD Integration

Generate completion in Docker containers: 
FROM ubuntu:22.04

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y bash-completion

COPY asc /usr/local/bin/asc
RUN asc completion --shell bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/asc

CMD ["/bin/bash"]

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Updates

Regenerate completion after upgrading the CLI: 
# Bash
asc completion --shell bash > /tmp/asc-completion.bash
source /tmp/asc-completion.bash

# Zsh
asc completion --shell zsh > /tmp/asc-completion.zsh
source /tmp/asc-completion.zsh

# Fish
asc completion --shell fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/asc.fish
fish_update_completions