diff --git a/completers/showkey_completer/cmd/root.go b/completers/showkey_completer/cmd/root.go
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index 0000000000..f5b1bca460
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+++ b/completers/showkey_completer/cmd/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/rsteube/carapace"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "showkey",
+	Short: "examine the codes sent by the keyboard",
+	Long:  "https://linux.die.net/man/1/showkey",
+	Run:   func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {},
+}
+
+func Execute() error {
+	return rootCmd.Execute()
+}
+func init() {
+	carapace.Gen(rootCmd).Standalone()
+
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("ascii", "a", false, "display the decimal/octal/hex values of the keys")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("help", "h", false, "print this usage message")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("keycodes", "k", false, "display only the interpreted keycodes (default)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("scancodes", "s", false, "display only the raw scan-codes")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("version", "V", false, "print version number")
+}
diff --git a/completers/showkey_completer/main.go b/completers/showkey_completer/main.go
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+++ b/completers/showkey_completer/main.go
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+package main
+
+import "github.com/rsteube/carapace-bin/completers/showkey_completer/cmd"
+
+func main() {
+	cmd.Execute()
+}