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+# Istioctl - Istio Command-line Tool
+
+The [istioctl](https://istio.io/latest/docs/ops/diagnostic-tools/istioctl/) tool is a configuration command line utility that allows service operators to debug and diagnose their Istio service mesh deployments.
+
+To use it, add `istioctl` to the plugins array of your zshrc file:
+
+```sh
+plugins=(... istioctl)
+```
diff --git a/plugins/istioctl/istioctl.plugin.zsh b/plugins/istioctl/istioctl.plugin.zsh
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+if [ $commands[istioctl] ]; then
+  source <(istioctl completion zsh)
+  compdef _istioctl istioctl
+fi