bash: _comp_initialize: command not found

[BrandonGibbs]

When I type out a command, a space, and then push tab, I get the following message (using 'man' as an example): man bash: _comp_initialize: command not found

This happens with some commands, not all. These are some of the ones it happens with:

• man
• python
• sh
• gcc
• make
• aur
• ssh

It doesn't happen with pip or mpv though. I ran grep _comp_initialize /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/<a command> and noticed only the commands which gave the error message referenced the '_comp_initialize' function.

• [ ] Operating system name/distribution and version: running Arch Linux, 'uname -a' gives: Linux brandons-pc 6.9.2-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun, 26 May 2024 01:30:29 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
• [ ] bash version is 5.2.26(1)-release
• [ ] bash-completion version is 2.14.0-1

[up4k]

Have you reloaded your shell for bash-completion to reinitialize after install/update? I just stumbled upon the same issue after upgrading bash-completion, but after reloading the shell everything works as expected.

[BrandonGibbs]

I reloaded and now it works. Thank you!