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I would like to use tab completion when using the MySQL REPL accessed by running wp db cli. However it doesn't seem to work, even though my ~/.my.cnf file contains this content:

[mysql]
auto-rehash

If I use the mysql command directly, tab completion does work.

Running wp db cli --defaults doesn't seem to fix the problem.

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    As a workaround, type \# and press enter in the MySQL REPL. That should enable tab completion.
    – Flimm
    Feb 8 at 15:37

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Reset to default
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WP-CLI turns it off by default in order to improve performance.

You can manually enable it by running wp db cli --auto-rehash. That's not very convenient, though, so a better way is to add it to your custom configuration file:

# Global parameters: https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/config/#global-parameters
path: public_html/wordpress

# DB parameters
db cli:
  auto-rehash: 1
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