func prepareCustomAnnotationsForFlags(cmd *Command) {
	for flag := range flagCompletionFunctions {
		if flag.Annotations == nil {
			flag.Annotations = map[string][]string{}
		}
		flag.Annotations[BashCompCustom] = []string{fmt.Sprintf("__%[1]s_handle_go_custom_completion", cmd.Root().Name())}
	}
}
Setup annotations for go completions for registered flags
package cobra
import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"os"
	"sort"
	"strings"
	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
)
const (
	BashCompFilenameExt     = "cobra_annotation_bash_completion_filename_extensions"
	BashCompCustom          = "cobra_annotation_bash_completion_custom"
	BashCompOneRequiredFlag = "cobra_annotation_bash_completion_one_required_flag"
	BashCompSubdirsInDir    = "cobra_annotation_bash_completion_subdirs_in_dir"
)
func writePreamble(buf *bytes.Buffer, name string) {
	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("# bash completion for %-36s -*- shell-script -*-\n", name))
	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`
__%[1]s_debug()
{
    if [[ -n ${BASH_COMP_DEBUG_FILE} ]]; then
        echo "$*" >> "${BASH_COMP_DEBUG_FILE}"
    fi
}
# Homebrew on Macs have version 1.3 of bash-completion which doesn't include
# _init_completion. This is a very minimal version of that function.
__%[1]s_init_completion()
{
    COMPREPLY=()
    _get_comp_words_by_ref "$@" cur prev words cword
}
__%[1]s_index_of_word()
{
    local w word=$1
    shift
    index=0
    for w in "$@"; do
        [[ $w = "$word" ]] && return
        index=$((index+1))
    done
    index=-1
}
__%[1]s_contains_word()
{
    local w word=$1; shift
    for w in "$@"; do
        [[ $w = "$word" ]] && return
    done
    return 1
}
__%[1]s_handle_go_custom_completion()
{
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: cur is ${cur}, words[*] is ${words[*]}, #words[@] is ${#words[@]}"
    local shellCompDirectiveError=%[3]d
    local shellCompDirectiveNoSpace=%[4]d
    local shellCompDirectiveNoFileComp=%[5]d
    local shellCompDirectiveFilterFileExt=%[6]d
    local shellCompDirectiveFilterDirs=%[7]d
    local out requestComp lastParam lastChar comp directive args
    # Prepare the command to request completions for the program.
    # Calling ${words[0]} instead of directly %[1]s allows to handle aliases
    args=("${words[@]:1}")
    requestComp="${words[0]} %[2]s ${args[*]}"
    lastParam=${words[$((${#words[@]}-1))]}
    lastChar=${lastParam:$((${#lastParam}-1)):1}
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: lastParam ${lastParam}, lastChar ${lastChar}"
    if [ -z "${cur}" ] && [ "${lastChar}" != "=" ]; then
        # If the last parameter is complete (there is a space following it)
        # We add an extra empty parameter so we can indicate this to the go method.
        __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: Adding extra empty parameter"
        requestComp="${requestComp} \"\""
    fi
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: calling ${requestComp}"
    # Use eval to handle any environment variables and such
    out=$(eval "${requestComp}" 2>/dev/null)
    # Extract the directive integer at the very end of the output following a colon (:)
    directive=${out##*:}
    # Remove the directive
    out=${out%%:*}
    if [ "${directive}" = "${out}" ]; then
        # There is not directive specified
        directive=0
    fi
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: the completion directive is: ${directive}"
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: the completions are: ${out[*]}"
    if [ $((directive & shellCompDirectiveError)) -ne 0 ]; then
        # Error code.  No completion.
        __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: received error from custom completion go code"
        return
    else
        if [ $((directive & shellCompDirectiveNoSpace)) -ne 0 ]; then
            if [[ $(type -t compopt) = "builtin" ]]; then
                __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: activating no space"
                compopt -o nospace
            fi
        fi
        if [ $((directive & shellCompDirectiveNoFileComp)) -ne 0 ]; then
            if [[ $(type -t compopt) = "builtin" ]]; then
                __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: activating no file completion"
                compopt +o default
            fi
        fi
    fi
    if [ $((directive & shellCompDirectiveFilterFileExt)) -ne 0 ]; then
        # File extension filtering
        local fullFilter filter filteringCmd
        # Do not use quotes around the $out variable or else newline
        # characters will be kept.
        for filter in ${out[*]}; do
            fullFilter+="$filter|"
        done
        filteringCmd="_filedir $fullFilter"
        __%[1]s_debug "File filtering command: $filteringCmd"
        $filteringCmd
    elif [ $((directive & shellCompDirectiveFilterDirs)) -ne 0 ]; then
        # File completion for directories only
        local subDir
        # Use printf to strip any trailing newline
        subdir=$(printf "%%s" "${out[0]}")
        if [ -n "$subdir" ]; then
            __%[1]s_debug "Listing directories in $subdir"
            __%[1]s_handle_subdirs_in_dir_flag "$subdir"
        else
            __%[1]s_debug "Listing directories in ."
            _filedir -d
        fi
    else
        while IFS='' read -r comp; do
            COMPREPLY+=("$comp")
        done < <(compgen -W "${out[*]}" -- "$cur")
    fi
}
__%[1]s_handle_reply()
{
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}"
    local comp
    case $cur in
        -*)
            if [[ $(type -t compopt) = "builtin" ]]; then
                compopt -o nospace
            fi
            local allflags
            if [ ${#must_have_one_flag[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
                allflags=("${must_have_one_flag[@]}")
            else
                allflags=("${flags[*]} ${two_word_flags[*]}")
            fi
            while IFS='' read -r comp; do
                COMPREPLY+=("$comp")
            done < <(compgen -W "${allflags[*]}" -- "$cur")
            if [[ $(type -t compopt) = "builtin" ]]; then
                [[ "${COMPREPLY[0]}" == *= ]] || compopt +o nospace
            fi
            # complete after --flag=abc
            if [[ $cur == *=* ]]; then
                if [[ $(type -t compopt) = "builtin" ]]; then
                    compopt +o nospace
                fi
                local index flag
                flag="${cur%%=*}"
                __%[1]s_index_of_word "${flag}" "${flags_with_completion[@]}"
                COMPREPLY=()
                if [[ ${index} -ge 0 ]]; then
                    PREFIX=""
                    cur="${cur#*=}"
                    ${flags_completion[${index}]}
                    if [ -n "${ZSH_VERSION}" ]; then
                        # zsh completion needs --flag= prefix
                        eval "COMPREPLY=( \"\${COMPREPLY[@]/#/${flag}=}\" )"
                    fi
                fi
            fi
            return 0;
            ;;
    esac
    # check if we are handling a flag with special work handling
    local index
    __%[1]s_index_of_word "${prev}" "${flags_with_completion[@]}"
    if [[ ${index} -ge 0 ]]; then
        ${flags_completion[${index}]}
        return
    fi
    # we are parsing a flag and don't have a special handler, no completion
    if [[ ${cur} != "${words[cword]}" ]]; then
        return
    fi
    local completions
    completions=("${commands[@]}")
    if [[ ${#must_have_one_noun[@]} -ne 0 ]]; then
        completions+=("${must_have_one_noun[@]}")
    elif [[ -n "${has_completion_function}" ]]; then
        # if a go completion function is provided, defer to that function
        __%[1]s_handle_go_custom_completion
    fi
    if [[ ${#must_have_one_flag[@]} -ne 0 ]]; then
        completions+=("${must_have_one_flag[@]}")
    fi
    while IFS='' read -r comp; do
        COMPREPLY+=("$comp")
    done < <(compgen -W "${completions[*]}" -- "$cur")
    if [[ ${#COMPREPLY[@]} -eq 0 && ${#noun_aliases[@]} -gt 0 && ${#must_have_one_noun[@]} -ne 0 ]]; then
        while IFS='' read -r comp; do
            COMPREPLY+=("$comp")
        done < <(compgen -W "${noun_aliases[*]}" -- "$cur")
    fi
    if [[ ${#COMPREPLY[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
		if declare -F __%[1]s_custom_func >/dev/null; then
			# try command name qualified custom func
			__%[1]s_custom_func
		else
			# otherwise fall back to unqualified for compatibility
			declare -F __custom_func >/dev/null && __custom_func
		fi
    fi
    # available in bash-completion >= 2, not always present on macOS
    if declare -F __ltrim_colon_completions >/dev/null; then
        __ltrim_colon_completions "$cur"
    fi
    # If there is only 1 completion and it is a flag with an = it will be completed
    # but we don't want a space after the =
    if [[ "${#COMPREPLY[@]}" -eq "1" ]] && [[ $(type -t compopt) = "builtin" ]] && [[ "${COMPREPLY[0]}" == --*= ]]; then
       compopt -o nospace
    fi
}
# The arguments should be in the form "ext1|ext2|extn"
__%[1]s_handle_filename_extension_flag()
{
    local ext="$1"
    _filedir "@(${ext})"
}
__%[1]s_handle_subdirs_in_dir_flag()
{
    local dir="$1"
    pushd "${dir}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && _filedir -d && popd >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
}
__%[1]s_handle_flag()
{
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: c is $c words[c] is ${words[c]}"
    # if a command required a flag, and we found it, unset must_have_one_flag()
    local flagname=${words[c]}
    local flagvalue
    # if the word contained an =
    if [[ ${words[c]} == *"="* ]]; then
        flagvalue=${flagname#*=} # take in as flagvalue after the =
        flagname=${flagname%%=*} # strip everything after the =
        flagname="${flagname}=" # but put the = back
    fi
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: looking for ${flagname}"
    if __%[1]s_contains_word "${flagname}" "${must_have_one_flag[@]}"; then
        must_have_one_flag=()
    fi
    # if you set a flag which only applies to this command, don't show subcommands
    if __%[1]s_contains_word "${flagname}" "${local_nonpersistent_flags[@]}"; then
      commands=()
    fi
    # keep flag value with flagname as flaghash
    # flaghash variable is an associative array which is only supported in bash > 3.
    if [[ -z "${BASH_VERSION}" || "${BASH_VERSINFO[0]}" -gt 3 ]]; then
        if [ -n "${flagvalue}" ] ; then
            flaghash[${flagname}]=${flagvalue}
        elif [ -n "${words[ $((c+1)) ]}" ] ; then
            flaghash[${flagname}]=${words[ $((c+1)) ]}
        else
            flaghash[${flagname}]="true" # pad "true" for bool flag
        fi
    fi
    # skip the argument to a two word flag
    if [[ ${words[c]} != *"="* ]] && __%[1]s_contains_word "${words[c]}" "${two_word_flags[@]}"; then
			  __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: found a flag ${words[c]}, skip the next argument"
        c=$((c+1))
        # if we are looking for a flags value, don't show commands
        if [[ $c -eq $cword ]]; then
            commands=()
        fi
    fi
    c=$((c+1))
}
__%[1]s_handle_noun()
{
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: c is $c words[c] is ${words[c]}"
    if __%[1]s_contains_word "${words[c]}" "${must_have_one_noun[@]}"; then
        must_have_one_noun=()
    elif __%[1]s_contains_word "${words[c]}" "${noun_aliases[@]}"; then
        must_have_one_noun=()
    fi
    nouns+=("${words[c]}")
    c=$((c+1))
}
__%[1]s_handle_command()
{
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: c is $c words[c] is ${words[c]}"
    local next_command
    if [[ -n ${last_command} ]]; then
        next_command="_${last_command}_${words[c]//:/__}"
    else
        if [[ $c -eq 0 ]]; then
            next_command="_%[1]s_root_command"
        else
            next_command="_${words[c]//:/__}"
        fi
    fi
    c=$((c+1))
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: looking for ${next_command}"
    declare -F "$next_command" >/dev/null && $next_command
}
__%[1]s_handle_word()
{
    if [[ $c -ge $cword ]]; then
        __%[1]s_handle_reply
        return
    fi
    __%[1]s_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: c is $c words[c] is ${words[c]}"
    if [[ "${words[c]}" == -* ]]; then
        __%[1]s_handle_flag
    elif __%[1]s_contains_word "${words[c]}" "${commands[@]}"; then
        __%[1]s_handle_command
    elif [[ $c -eq 0 ]]; then
        __%[1]s_handle_command
    elif __%[1]s_contains_word "${words[c]}" "${command_aliases[@]}"; then
        # aliashash variable is an associative array which is only supported in bash > 3.
        if [[ -z "${BASH_VERSION}" || "${BASH_VERSINFO[0]}" -gt 3 ]]; then
            words[c]=${aliashash[${words[c]}]}
            __%[1]s_handle_command
        else
            __%[1]s_handle_noun
        fi
    else
        __%[1]s_handle_noun
    fi
    __%[1]s_handle_word
}
`, name, ShellCompNoDescRequestCmd,
		ShellCompDirectiveError, ShellCompDirectiveNoSpace, ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp,
		ShellCompDirectiveFilterFileExt, ShellCompDirectiveFilterDirs))
}
func writePostscript(buf *bytes.Buffer, name string) {
	name = strings.Replace(name, ":", "__", -1)
	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("__start_%s()\n", name))
	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`{
    local cur prev words cword
    declare -A flaghash 2>/dev/null || :
    declare -A aliashash 2>/dev/null || :
    if declare -F _init_completion >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        _init_completion -s || return
    else
        __%[1]s_init_completion -n "=" || return
    fi
    local c=0
    local flags=()
    local two_word_flags=()
    local local_nonpersistent_flags=()
    local flags_with_completion=()
    local flags_completion=()
    local commands=("%[1]s")
    local must_have_one_flag=()
    local must_have_one_noun=()
    local has_completion_function
    local last_command
    local nouns=()
    __%[1]s_handle_word
}
`, name))
	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`if [[ $(type -t compopt) = "builtin" ]]; then
    complete -o default -F __start_%s %s
else
    complete -o default -o nospace -F __start_%s %s
fi
`, name, name, name, name))
	buf.WriteString("# ex: ts=4 sw=4 et filetype=sh\n")
}
func writeCommands(buf *bytes.Buffer, cmd *Command) {
	buf.WriteString("    commands=()\n")
	for _, c := range cmd.Commands() {
		if !c.IsAvailableCommand() && c != cmd.helpCommand {
			continue
		}
		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    commands+=(%q)\n", c.Name()))
		writeCmdAliases(buf, c)
	}
	buf.WriteString("\n")
}
func writeFlagHandler(buf *bytes.Buffer, name string, annotations map[string][]string, cmd *Command) {
	for key, value := range annotations {
		switch key {
		case BashCompFilenameExt:
			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    flags_with_completion+=(%q)\n", name))
			var ext string
			if len(value) > 0 {
				ext = fmt.Sprintf("__%s_handle_filename_extension_flag ", cmd.Root().Name()) + strings.Join(value, "|")
			} else {
				ext = "_filedir"
			}
			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    flags_completion+=(%q)\n", ext))
		case BashCompCustom:
			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    flags_with_completion+=(%q)\n", name))
			if len(value) > 0 {
				handlers := strings.Join(value, "; ")
				buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    flags_completion+=(%q)\n", handlers))
			} else {
				buf.WriteString("    flags_completion+=(:)\n")
			}
		case BashCompSubdirsInDir:
			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    flags_with_completion+=(%q)\n", name))
			var ext string
			if len(value) == 1 {
				ext = fmt.Sprintf("__%s_handle_subdirs_in_dir_flag ", cmd.Root().Name()) + value[0]
			} else {
				ext = "_filedir -d"
			}
			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    flags_completion+=(%q)\n", ext))
		}
	}
}
func writeShortFlag(buf *bytes.Buffer, flag *pflag.Flag, cmd *Command) {
	name := flag.Shorthand
	format := "    "
	if len(flag.NoOptDefVal) == 0 {
		format += "two_word_"
	}
	format += "flags+=(\"-%s\")\n"
	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(format, name))
	writeFlagHandler(buf, "-"+name, flag.Annotations, cmd)
}
func writeFlag(buf *bytes.Buffer, flag *pflag.Flag, cmd *Command) {
	name := flag.Name
	format := "    flags+=(\"--%s"
	if len(flag.NoOptDefVal) == 0 {
		format += "="
	}
	format += "\")\n"
	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(format, name))
	if len(flag.NoOptDefVal) == 0 {
		format = "    two_word_flags+=(\"--%s\")\n"
		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(format, name))
	}
	writeFlagHandler(buf, "--"+name, flag.Annotations, cmd)
}
func writeLocalNonPersistentFlag(buf *bytes.Buffer, flag *pflag.Flag) {
	name := flag.Name
	format := "    local_nonpersistent_flags+=(\"--%[1]s\")\n"
	if len(flag.NoOptDefVal) == 0 {
		format += "    local_nonpersistent_flags+=(\"--%[1]s=\")\n"
	}
	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(format, name))
	if len(flag.Shorthand) > 0 {
		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    local_nonpersistent_flags+=(\"-%s\")\n", flag.Shorthand))
	}
}