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From: Shan Shaji <s.shaji@proxmox.com>
To: pdm-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH datacenter-manager 0/2] fix: cli: bash completions not working for CLI tools
Date: Fri,  6 Feb 2026 17:35:17 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260206163519.218579-1-s.shaji@proxmox.com> (raw)

Shell completions for the CLIs were not working because the completion
files were installed with the `.bc` extension.

According to the bash-completion documentation [1], completion files should
either use the `.bash` extension or no extension at all. Debian currently ships
bash-completion 2.16 [2]. Since installing files without an extension is
planned to be deprecated in >=2.18, use the `.bash` extension for
compatibility with future versions.

documentaion quote:
> The completion filename for command foo in this directory should be foo.bash.
> Unsuffixed foo also works, but it is deprecated in >= 2.18.

Passing the `bashcomplete` argument to proxmox-datacenter-api and
proxmox-datacenter-privileged-api results in an error instead of generating
completions. Since these binaries are systemd-managed service executables
rather than user facing CLI tools, providing bash completion helpers might not
be useful. Since i was not sure why we had completions for the same
i added it as another patch. Please correct me if i have missed anything. 

[1]- https://github.com/scop/bash-completion/blob/06547b33f6de3b6f8ba730f00e7f585297a31b4f/README.md?plain=1#L184
[2]- https://packages.debian.org/en/trixie/bash-completion

Testing
=======

bash-completion: v2.16

I have tested by installing the completion files with .bash extension and
without any extension. In both cases, the completion worked correctly. 
 
Shan Shaji (2):
  fix: cli: replace completion file suffix from `.bc` to `.bash`
  fix: cli: remove completion files for service bins

 Makefile                                         | 4 ++--
 cli/completions/Makefile                         | 2 +-
 debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager-client.install | 2 +-
 debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.install        | 8 ++------
 4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

-- 
2.47.3





             reply	other threads:[~2026-02-06 16:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-06 16:35 Shan Shaji [this message]
2026-02-06 16:35 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager 1/2] fix: cli: replace completion file suffix from `.bc` to `.bash` Shan Shaji
2026-02-06 16:35 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager 2/2] fix: cli: remove completion files for service bins Shan Shaji

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