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I have a script for auto-completing my ssh-hosts. If I change my ~/.ssh/config the auto-completion is not updated automatically, though. This does not surprise me. In a new shell, the new entry is picked up and usable, of course.

How do I manually trigger a refresh of the completion in bash?

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Reset to default
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Try doing this :

exec bash

this will do the trick...

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    neat, that replaces the current shell... In a way, that like opening a new shell, but still nice.
    – kronn
    Commented Oct 19, 2012 at 17:36
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See reload bash completion functions file

. /etc/bash_completion.d/filename

(adapt /etc depending on where your bash_completion scripts are deployed, replace filename by the appropriate script)

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    Usually . /etc/bash_completion is my solution.
    – Duncan Jones
    Commented Mar 2, 2018 at 11:03
  • Do any of you know why?
    – Joel Berger
    Commented Jan 15, 2021 at 21:30
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    @JoelBerger I could hazard a guess... the files mentioned here are themselves bash scripts, so by running them in this way, you're resetting the bash settings just as you would running any bash script. Running /etc/bash_completion is likely best if available, as it reruns all the completion scripts.
    – Joseph Van Riper
    Commented Jun 16, 2021 at 10:18

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