diff --git a/priv/shell-completion/bash/rebar b/priv/shell-completion/bash/rebar
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+++ b/priv/shell-completion/bash/rebar
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+# bash completion for rebar
+
+#have rebar &&
+_rebar()
+{
+    local cur prev opts
+    COMPREPLY=()
+    cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
+    prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}"
+    sopts="-h -v -f -j"
+    lopts=" --help --verbose --force --jobs="
+    cmdsnvars="analyze build_plt clean compile create-app \
+                create-app create-node eunit generate \
+                int_test perf_test test \
+                case= force=1 suite= verbose=1"
+
+    if [[ ${cur} == --* ]] ; then
+        COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${lopts}" -- ${cur}) )
+        return 0
+    elif [[ ${cur} == -* ]] ; then
+        COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${sopts}" -- ${cur}) )
+        return 0
+    else
+        COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${cmdsnvars}" -- ${cur}) )
+        return 0
+    fi
+}
+complete -F _rebar rebar
+
+# Local variables:
+# mode: shell-script
+# sh-basic-offset: 4
+# sh-indent-comment: t
+# indent-tabs-mode: nil
+# End:
+# ex: ts=4 sw=4 et filetype=sh