1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cmd2/cmd2.py b/cmd2/cmd2.py
index a0a49a51..610ec897 100755
--- a/cmd2/cmd2.py
+++ b/cmd2/cmd2.py
@@ -1596,6 +1596,10 @@ class Cmd(cmd.Cmd):
         tokens, _ = self.tokens_for_completion(line, begidx, endidx)
         return completer.complete_command(tokens, text, line, begidx, endidx)
 
+    def get_names(self):
+        """Return an alphabetized list of names comprising the attributes of the cmd2 class instance."""
+        return dir(self)
+
     def get_all_commands(self) -> List[str]:
         """Return a list of all commands"""
         return [name[len(COMMAND_FUNC_PREFIX):] for name in self.get_names()