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title: Configuring the OpenShift Pipelines tkn CLI
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# Configuring the OpenShift Pipelines tkn CLI {#op-configuring-tkn}

Configure the Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines `tkn` CLI to enable tab completion.

## Enabling tab completion {#op-tkn-enabling-tab-completion_configuring-tkn}

After you install the `tkn` CLI, you can enable tab completion to automatically complete `tkn` commands or suggest options when you press Tab.

**Prerequisites**

- You must have the `tkn` CLI tool installed.
- You must have `bash-completion` installed on your local system.

**Procedure**

The following procedure enables tab completion for Bash.

1. Save the Bash completion code to a file:

   ```terminal
   $ tkn completion bash > tkn_bash_completion
   ```
2. Copy the file to `/etc/bash_completion.d/`:

   ```terminal
   $ sudo cp tkn_bash_completion /etc/bash_completion.d/
   ```

   Alternatively, you can save the file to a local directory and source it from your `.bashrc` file instead.

Tab completion is enabled when you open a new terminal.