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Bash AutoComplete from known_hosts
# add to ~/.bash_profile, and close/reopen a shell. Will autocomplete any hosts found in known_hosts.
complete -W "$(echo `cat ~/.ssh/known_hosts | cut -f 1 -d ' ' | sed -e s/,.*//g | uniq | grep -v "\["`;)" ssh
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complete -W "$(awk -F , '/\[/ {hosts[$1]} END {for (host in hosts) {print host}' "$HOME/.ssh/known hosts")"

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