# Autocompletion of options

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/autocompletion-of-options/24880
**Category:** Ideas and Suggestions
**Created:** [November 29, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/autocompletion-of-options/24880 "2022-11-29T13:26:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![assemalrefaei](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@assemalrefaei](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/assemalrefaei)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/autocompletion-of-options/24880/1 "2022-11-29T13:26:59Z")

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Hi all,

I tried searching within the forum and the wider internet for auto-completion/suggestion of options, I feel this could be helpful and time-saving. It is possible that it is already there and I do not know how to do it (Sorry for my ignorance, I am new to QIIME2 and generally to shell as well). Thanks in advance!

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### Author: ![Nicholas\_Bokulich](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/nicholas_bokulich/32/19937_2.png) [@Nicholas\_Bokulich](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Nicholas_Bokulich)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/autocompletion-of-options/24880/2 "2022-11-29T13:46:47Z")

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Hi @assemalrefaei ,

Please see the instructions here for enabling autocomplete:

[https://docs.qiime2.org/2022.8/interfaces/q2cli/#enable-command-line-tab-completion](https://docs.qiime2.org/2022.8/interfaces/q2cli/#enable-command-line-tab-completion)