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ssh-tab-completion.bash
# Tab completion for scp/sftp/ssh based on ~/.ssh/config
complete -o default -o nospace -W "$(/usr/bin/ruby -ne 'puts $_.split(/[\s,]+/)[1..-1].reject { |h| h.match /\*|\?/ } if $_.match /^\s*Host[s]*\s+/' < ~/.ssh/config)" scp sftp ssh 2>/dev/null
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Doesn't seem to work properly for me, here's what I'm doing:

# Tab completion for scp/sftp/ssh based on ~/.ssh/config
complete -W "$(grep '^Host' ~/.ssh/config | sort -u | sed s/Host\ //)" ssh scp sftp

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