How to Install bash-completion software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to Install bash-completion software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

bash-completion software package provides programmable completion for the bash shell, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install bash-completion 

bash-completion is installed in your system.

Make ensure the bash-completion package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep bash-completion *

You will get with bash-completion package name, version, architecture and description in a table

bash-completion package basic information:

Distro Debian 7 wheezy
Section Shells
Package bash-completion
Version 1:2.0-1
Description programmable completion for the bash shell
Sub Section Shells


See Also, How to uninstall or remove bash-completion software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?