diff --git a/scripts/bash/task.sh b/scripts/bash/task.sh
index 0dc5df04f..1a8197c1b 100644
--- a/scripts/bash/task.sh
+++ b/scripts/bash/task.sh
@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@ _task()
                     fi
                     return 0
                     ;;
+                rc)
+                    # not activated when only "rc:" but is activated if anything after "rc:"
+                   _filedir
+                   return 0
+                    ;;
+                rc.data.location)
+                   _filedir -d
+                   return 0
+                   ;;
             esac
             ;;
         *)
@@ -145,6 +154,17 @@ _task()
                             fi
                             return 0
                             ;;
+                        rc)
+                            # activated only when "rc:"
+                            cur="" # otherwise ":" is passed.
+                            _filedir
+                            return 0
+                            ;;
+                        rc.data.location)
+                            cur=""
+                            _filedir -d
+                            return 0
+                            ;;
                     esac
                     ;;
                 +*)