zephyr/doc/guides/west/install.rst

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.. _west-install:
Installing west
###############
West is written in Python 3 and distributed through `PyPI`_.
Use :file:`pip3` to install or upgrade west:
On Linux::
pip3 install --user -U west
On Windows and macOS::
pip3 install -U west
.. note::
See :ref:`python-pip` for additional clarification on using the
``--user`` switch.
Afterwards, you can run ``pip3 show -f west`` for information on where the west
binary and related files were installed.
Once west is installed, you can use it to :ref:`clone the Zephyr repositories
<clone-zephyr>`.
.. _west-shell-completion:
Enabling shell completion
*************************
West currently supports shell completion in the following combinations of
platform and shell:
* Linux: bash
* macOS: bash
* Windows: not available
In order to enable shell completion, you will need to obtain the corresponding
completion script and have it sourced every time you enter a new shell session.
To obtain the completion script you can use the ``west completion`` command::
cd /path/to/zephyr/
west completion bash > ~/west-completion.bash
.. note::
Remember to update your local copy of the completion script using ``west
completion`` when you update Zephyr.
Next, you need to import :file:`west-completion.bash` into your bash shell.
On Linux, you have the following options:
* Copy :file:`west-completion.bash` to :file:`/etc/bash_completion.d/`.
* Copy :file:`west-completion.bash` to
:file:`/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/`.
* Copy :file:`west-completion.bash` to a local folder and source it from your
:file:`~/.bashrc`.
On macOS, you have the following options:
* Copy :file:`west-completion.bash` to a local folder and source it from your
:file:`~/.bash_profile`
* Install the ``bash-completion`` package with ``brew``::
brew install bash-completion
then source the main bash completion script in your :file:`~/.bash_profile`::
source /usr/local/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh
and finally copy :file:`west-completion.bash` to
:file:`/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/`.
.. _PyPI:
https://pypi.org/project/west/