---
title: pingcli completion
description: Prints shell completion scripts
component: pingcli
page_id: pingcli:command_reference:pingcli_completion
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/command_reference/pingcli_completion.html
revdate: September 18, 2025
section_ids:
  synopsis: Synopsis
  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]
```

## 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, text.
  -P, --profile string         The name of a configuration profile to use.
      --no-color               Disable text output in color. (default false)
```

## More information

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