diff --git a/plugins/redis-cli/_redis-cli b/plugins/redis-cli/_redis-cli
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+#compdef redis-cli rec
+#autoload
+
+#redis cli completion, based off homebrew completion (ref. 2011-04-14)
+
+local -a _1st_arguments
+_1st_arguments=(
+  'append:append a value to a key'
+  'auth:authenticate to the server'
+  'bgrewriteeaof:asynchronously rewrite the append-only file'
+  'bgsave:asynchornously save the dataset to disk'
+  'blpop:remove and get the first element in a list, or block until one is available'
+  'brpop:remove and get the last element in a list, or block until one is available'
+  'brpoplpush:pop a value from a list, push it to another list and return it; or block until one is available'
+  # 'config get:get the value of a configuration parameter'
+  # 'config set:set a configuration parameter to the given value'
+  # 'config resetstat: reset the stats returned by INFO'
+  'dbsize:return the number of keys in the selected database'
+  # 'debug object:get debugging information about a key'
+  # 'debug setgfault:make the server crash'
+  'decr:decrement the integer value of a key by one'
+  'decrby:decrement the integet value of a key by the given number'
+  'del:delete a key'
+  'discard:discard all commands issued after MULTI'
+  'echo:echo the given string'
+  'exec:execute all commands issued after a MULTI'
+  'exists:determine if a key exists'
+  'expire:set the time to live for a key, in seconds'
+  'expireat:set the expiration for a key as a UNIX timestamp'
+  'flushall:remove all keys from all databases'
+  'flushdb:remove all keys from the current database'
+  'get:get the value of a key'
+  'getbit:returns the bit value at offset in the string value stored at key'
+  'getrange:get a substring of the string stored at a key'
+  'getset:set the string value of a key and return its old value'
+  'hdel:delete a hash field'
+  'hexists:determine if a hash field exists'
+  'hget:get the value of a hash field'
+  'hgetall:get all the fields and values in a hash'
+  'hincrby:increment the integer value of a hash field by the given number'
+  'hkeys:get all the fields in a hash'
+  'hlen:get the number of fields in a hash'
+  'hmget:get the values of all the given hash fields'
+  'hmset:set multiple hash fields to multiple values'
+  'hset:set the string value of a hash field'
+  'hsetnx:set the value of a hash field, only if the field does not exist'
+  'hvals:get all the values in a hash'
+  'incr:increment the integer value of a key by one'
+  'incrby:increment the integer value of a key by the given number'
+  'info:get information and statistics about the server'
+  'keys:find all keys matching the given pattern'
+  'lastsave:get the UNIX timestamp of the last successful save to disk'
+  'lindex:get an element from a list by its index'
+  'linset:insert an element before or after another element in a list'
+  'llen:get the length of a list'
+  'lpop:remove and get the first element in a list'
+  'lpush:prepend a value to a list'
+  'lpushx:prepend a value to a list, only if the list exists'
+  'lrange:get a range of elements from a list'
+  'lrem:remove elements from a list'
+  'lset:set the value of an element in a list by its index'
+  'ltrim:trim a list to the specified range'
+  'mget:get the values of all the given keys'
+  'monitor:listen for all requests received by the server in real time'
+  'move:move a key to another database'
+  'mset:set multiple keys to muliple values'
+  'msetnx:set multiple keys tom ultiple values, only if none of the keys exist'
+  'multi:mark the start of a transaction block'
+  'object:inspect the internals of Redis objects'
+  'persist:remove the expiration from a key'
+  'ping:ping the server'
+  'psubscribe:listen for messages published to channels matching the given patterns'
+  'publish:post a message to a channel'
+  'punsubscribe:stop listening for messages posted to channels matching the given patterns'
+  'quit:close the connection'
+  'randomkey:return a random key from the keyspace'
+  'rename:rename a key'
+  'renamenx:rename a key, only if the new key does not exist'
+  'rpop:remove and get the last element in a list'
+  'rpoplpush:remove the last element in a list, append it to another list and return it'
+  'rpush:append a value to a list'
+  'rpushx:append a value to a list, only if the list exists'
+  'sadd:add a member to a set'
+  'save:synchronously save the dataset to disk'
+  'scard:get the number of members in a set'
+  'sdiff:subtract multiple sets'
+  'sdiffstore:subtract multiple sets and store the resulting set in a key'
+  'select:change the selected database for the current connection'
+  'set:set the string value of a key'
+  'setbit:sets or clears the bit at offset in the string value stored at key'
+  'setex:set the value and expiration of a key'
+  'setnx:set the value of a key, only if the key does not exist'
+  'setrange:overwrite part of a string at key starting at the specified offset'
+  'shutdown:synchronously save the dataset to disk and then shut down the server'
+  'sinter:intersect multiple sets'
+  'sinterstore:intersect multiple sets and store the resulting set in a key'
+  'sismember:determine if a given value is a member of a set'
+  'slaveof:make the server a slave of another instance, or promote it as master'
+  'smembers:get all the members in a set'
+  'smove:move a member from one set to another'
+  'sort:sort the elements in a list, set or sorted set'
+  'spop:remove and return a random member from a set'
+  'srandmember:get a random member from a set'
+  'srem:remove a member from a set'
+  'strlen:get the length of the value stored in a key'
+  'subscribe:listen for messages published to the given channels'
+  'sunion:add multiple sets'
+  'sunionstore:add multiple sets and store the resulting set in a key'
+  'ttl:get the time to live for a key'
+  'type:determine the type stored at key'
+  'unsubscribe:stop listening for messages posted to the given channels'
+  'unwatch:forget about all watched keys'
+  'watch:watch the given keys to determine execution of the MULTI/EXEC block'
+  'zadd:add a member to a sorted set, or update its score if it already exists'
+  'zcard:get the number of members in a sorted set'
+  'zcount:count the members in a sorted set with scores within the given values'
+  'zincrby:increment the score of a member in a sorted set'
+  'zinterstore:intersect multiple sorted sets and store the resulting sorted set in a new key'
+  'zrange:return a range of members in a sorted set, by index'
+  'zrangebyscore:return a range of members in a sorted set, by score'
+  'zrank:determine the index of a member in a sorted set'
+  'zrem:remove a member from a sorted set'
+  'zremrangebyrank:remove all members in a sorted set within the given indexes'
+  'zremrangebyscore:remove all members in a sorted set within the given scores'
+  'zrevrange:return a range of membrs in a sorted set, by index, with scores ordered from high to low'
+  'zrevrangebyscore:return a range of members in a sorted set, by score, with scores ordered from high to low'
+  'zrevrank:determine the index of a member in a sorted set, with scores ordered from high to low'
+  'zscore:get the score associated with the given member in a sorted set'
+  'zunionstore:add multiple sorted sets and store te resulting sorted set in a new key'
+)
+
+local expl
+
+_arguments \
+  '(-v --version)'{-v,--version}'[show version]' \
+  '(-h --help)'{-h,--help}'[show help]' \
+  '*:: :->subcmds' && return 0
+
+if (( CURRENT == 1 )); then
+  _describe -t commands "redis-cli subcommand" _1st_arguments
+  return
+fi
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diff --git a/plugins/redis-cli/redis-cli.plugin.zsh b/plugins/redis-cli/redis-cli.plugin.zsh
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+# add redis completion function to path
+fpath=($ZSH/plugins/redis-cli $fpath)
+autoload -U compinit
+compinit -i