---
title: pingcli completion
description: Prints shell completion scripts
component: pingcli
version: 1.0
page_id: pingcli:command_reference:pingcli_completion
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/1.0/command_reference/pingcli_completion.html
revdate: June 9, 2026
section_ids:
  synopsis: Synopsis
  examples: Examples
  options-inherited-from-parent-commands: Options inherited from parent commands
  more-information: More information
---

# pingcli completion

Prints shell completion scripts

## Synopsis

To load completions:

Bash:

```
$ source <(pingcli completion bash)
```

```
# To load completions for each session, execute once:
# Linux:
$ pingcli completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/pingcli
# macOS:
$ source <(pingcli completion zsh)
```

Zsh:

```
# If shell completion is not already enabled in your environment,
# you will need to enable it.  You can execute the following once:
```

```
$ echo "autoload -U compinit; compinit" >> ~/.zshrc
```

```
# To load completions for each session, execute once:
$ pingcli completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_pingcli"
```

```
# You will need to start a new shell for this setup to take effect.
```

fish:

```
$ pingcli completion fish | source
```

```
# To load completions for each session, execute once:
$ pingcli completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/pingcli.fish
```

PowerShell:

```
PS> pingcli completion powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression
```

```
# To load completions for every new session, run:
PS> pingcli completion powershell > pingcli.ps1
# and source this file from your PowerShell profile.
```

```
pingcli completion [SHELL]
```

## Examples

```
  Generate a Bash completion script and load it into the current shell session.
    pingcli completion bash | source /dev/stdin

  Generate a Zsh completion script and save it for future sessions.
    pingcli completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_pingcli"

  Generate a Fish completion script and load it into the current shell session.
    pingcli completion fish | source

  Generate a PowerShell completion script and load it into the current session.
    pingcli completion powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -C, --config string           The relative or full path to a custom Ping CLI configuration file. (default $HOME/.pingcli/config.yaml)
  -D, --detailed-exitcode       Enable detailed exit code output. (default false) 0 - pingcli command succeeded with no errors or warnings. 1 - pingcli command failed with errors. 2 - pingcli command succeeded with warnings.
  -O, --output-format string    Specify the console output format. (default text) Options are: json, ndjson, ndjson-wrapped, text.
  -P, --profile string          The name of a configuration profile to use.
      --debug                   Enable debug output for error messages, including stack traces and transaction IDs. (default false)
      --log-file string         Write logs to a file at the given path. File logging is disabled when not set.
      --log-file-level string   Set the file log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default DEBUG)
      --log-level string        Set the console log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default WARN)
      --no-color                Disable text output in color. (default false)
      --query string            JMESPath expression to filter JSON output. Requires -O json, ndjson, or ndjson-wrapped. Example: --query 'data[?enabled].name'
```

## More information

* [pingcli](pingcli.html) - A CLI tool for managing the configuration of Ping Identity products.