1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index a05acdf..68ee54f 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ func Init(dest any, APPNAME string, anyString string, VERSION string) {
 	me.pb = new(Argv)
 	PB = me.pb
 
+	// needed by bash for autocomplete, help & debugging
+	Stdout = NewStringWriter(&PB.Stdout) // bash uses this to match strings
+	Stderr = NewStringWriter(&PB.Stderr) // bash dumps this as "help" about application options
+	Stddbg = NewStringWriter(&PB.Stderr) // argv writes it's internal debugging output here
+
 	app := new(App)
 	app.APPNAME = APPNAME
 	app.VERSION = VERSION
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ func Init(dest any, APPNAME string, anyString string, VERSION string) {
 	}
 	me.pb.AppInfo = app
 
-	fakeStdout()
+	// shouldn't be needed but is because this code doesn't work right yet
 	me.pb.Uuid = uuid.New().String()
 
 	// set the start time of the binary