---
name: "datalad-shell-completion"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "datalad"
version: "1.1.5-2.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/datalad-shell-completion"
---

# datalad-shell-completion(1)

display shell script for enabling shell completion for DataLad.

## NAME

**datalad shell-completion** - display shell script for enabling shell completion for DataLad.

## SYNOPSIS

**datalad shell-completion** \[-h\] \[--version\]

## DESCRIPTION

Output of this command should be "sourced" by the bash or zsh to enable shell completions provided by argcomplete.

Example:

  $ source \<(datalad shell-completion)\
   $ datalad --\<PRESS TAB to display available option\>

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**, **--help-np**

  show this help message. --help-np forcefully disables the use of a pager for displaying the help message

- **--version**

  show the module and its version which provides the command

## AUTHORS

 datalad is developed by The DataLad Team and Contributors \<team@datalad.org\>.