git-flow completion requires git-completion to work. How exactly you go about installing git-completion varies wildly from system to system, so it's hard to give exact installation instructions.
By far the easiest way to install both Git and git-completion is via Homebrew, so you should pick that one.
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Install Git and bash-completion:
brew install git bash-completion(Note: If this install fails with a 404 error, and you already have git installed, just remove the git part of this brew install) -
Add bash-completion to your
.bash_profile:if [ -f `brew --prefix`/etc/bash_completion ]; then . `brew --prefix`/etc/bash_completion fi
If you're using MacPorts, then you will need to install Git with the +bash_completion option
sudo port install git +bash_completion
Add the following to your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.profile
if [ -f /opt/local/etc/bash_completion ]; then
. /opt/local/etc/bash_completion
fi
You need to change the command Terminal.app uses to launch the shell in the preferences.
- Menu > Preferences > Startup, "Shells open with:"
- Select "Command" and enter /opt/local/bin/bash -l to switch to bash provided by MacPorts.
- Install Git and bash-completion:
sudo apt-get install git bash-completion - I don't think you need to do anything else.
- Install Git and bash-completion:
sudo yum install git bash-completion - I don't think you need to do anything else.
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Download and place
git-flow-completion.bashin home directory (~/in msysgit shell) -
Add a
.bashrcfile to your home directory with the following line (or add this line to existing.bashrcfile):source ~/git-flow-completion.bash
Note: The steps above have been tested to work with msysgit version 1.7.3.1 and newer, while completion does not function when tested with msysgit version 1.7.0.2. For best results, install the latest version of msysgit.
- Download and place
git-flow-completion.bashin%CYGWIN_INSTALLATION_DIR%\etc\bash_completion.d - Rename it to
git-flow
Now you can autocomplete as following: git flow init etc.