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stecman/composer-bash-completion-plugin
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BASH/ZSH auto-complete plugin for Composer

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BASH/ZSH auto-complete plugin for Composer
==========================================

[](#bashzsh-auto-complete-plugin-for-composer)

This is an experimental hack to add [Symfony BASH auto complete](https://github.com/stecman/symfony-console-completion) to Composer via a plugin. It's a pretty slimy hack, but it works without editing Composer's code.

[![Composer BASH completion](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5f7797651c9434914271f54a4d9a12a5078313feae262ddad814bc5101c874ce/68747470733a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f4d6f44576b62792e676966)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5f7797651c9434914271f54a4d9a12a5078313feae262ddad814bc5101c874ce/68747470733a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f4d6f44576b62792e676966)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Install the plugin:

```
composer global require stecman/composer-bash-completion-plugin dev-master

```

2. Generate code to register a completion hook for your shell and Composer configuration:

```
source $(composer config home --global)/vendor/stecman/composer-bash-completion-plugin/generate-hook

```

3. Add the registration code to your shell profile:

- If you're using BASH, copy the output to your `~/.bash_profile`
- If you're using ZSH, copy the output to your `~/.zshrc`

4. Reload your modified shell config (or open a new shell), and enjoy tab completion on Composer

Explanation
-----------

[](#explanation)

This hacky plugin injects an additional command into the Composer application at runtime. When the plugin in this package is activated and the command line starts with `composer depends _completion`, the plugin effectively reboots the application with the completion command added, and drops `depends` from the command line so that `_completion` becomes the command argument. This used to work without piggy-backing on a command, but an update to composer stopped the original method working (#8).

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity33

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity28

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 85.3% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0795b20d769be43846f69ead3fdd425bf441df2f0877f15e361bab5f7e039036?d=identicon)[stecman](/maintainers/stecman)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

bash-completioncompletioncomposercomposer-plugintab-completionzsh-completion

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