dev_bestia_cargo_completion 2026.306.1707

Auto-completion for cargo-auto and automation_tasks_rs and partial auto-completion for cargo in bash
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# dev_bestia_cargo_completion  

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**Auto-completion for cargo-auto and automation_tasks_rs and partial auto-completion for cargo in bash**  
***version: 2026.306.1707 date: 2026-03-06 author: [bestia.dev](https://bestia.dev) repository: [codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/automation-tasks-rs/dev_bestia_cargo_completion)***

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My projects on codeberg.org are more like a tutorial than a finished product: [bestia-dev tutorials](https://codeberg.org/bestia-dev-ready-for-use/tutorials_rust_wasm).  
I recommend using the [CRUSTDE - Containerized Rust Development Environment](https://codeberg.org/CRUSTDE-ContainerizedRustDevEnv/crustde_cnt_img_pod) to write Rust projects on Linux, isolated from your system.  

## Try it

Install the binary:

```bash
cargo install dev_bestia_cargo_completion
```

Save definition for auto_completion in bash:

```bash
complete -C "dev_bestia_cargo_completion" cargo
```

Start typing `cargo b` and press `tab`.  
It should auto-complete to `cargo build`.  
Congratulation! You just used auto-completion :-)  

## bash auto completion

Auto-completion in Debian bash is a great tool. You type the first letters, press tab and the word is auto-completed.  
Bash can call an executable binary to return the available words. So it can be written in Rust. This can produce even better results as known as `dynamic auto-completion`.  
For my knowledge `cargo` does not have auto-completion yet. There are many plans. It can take some time.  
I will build what I need now. Something simple. It doesn't need to be perfect.  
This is a great blog:  
<https://www.joshmcguigan.com/blog/shell-completions-pure-rust/>

## complete, the Linux command

The Linux command `complete` adds auto_completion definitions to bash.  
But it is only for the current session. If you want to make it persistent add it to the `~/.bashrc` file.  

```bash
# list the definitions
complete
# delete a definition
complete -r cargo
# define a binary to auto-complete the command
complete -C "binary" command
# for example
complete -C "dev_bestia_cargo_completion" cargo
```

## Development details

Read the development details in a separate md file:  
[DEVELOPMENT.md](https://codeberg.org/automation-tasks-rs/dev_bestia_cargo_completion/src/main/DEVELOPMENT.md)

## Releases changelog

Read the changelog in a separate md file:  
[RELEASES.md](https://codeberg.org/automation-tasks-rs/dev_bestia_cargo_completion/src/main/RELEASES.md)

## TODO

Nothing big in the near future.

## Open-source and free as a beer

My open-source projects are free as a beer (MIT license).  
I just love programming.  
But I need also to drink. If you find my projects and tutorials helpful, please buy me a beer by donating to my [PayPal](https://paypal.me/LucianoBestia).  
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