Resources

• HP, Tutorial, FAQ, Docs
• fish-shell cookbook
• Wikipedia

Extensions

• fisher plugin manager (list)

  • anicode find arbitrary unicode characters matching a search pattern
  • autoenvstack folder custom env set/restore
  • cprintf printf with colors
  • g2 friendly git command line client
  • getopts command line options parser
  • gitignore create .gitignore files from https://www.gitignore.io templates
  • paths create or append to environment variables
  • rvm rvm support
  • shark sparkline generator (cli histograms)
  • spin background job spinner
  • termcolours list available terminal colour names
  • upto change to the closest parent folder by name

• oh-my-fish plugin manager (list)

  • peco interactive history search
  • dpaste quickly share text on pastebin sites
  • git-flow completion support for git-flow
  • weather
  • bundler use Ruby's Bundler automatically for some commands
  • battery battery status utility
  • plugin-docker-machine easy machine set env

• prompt themes (see powerline and nerd fonts):

  • oh-my-fish bobthefish: powerline-style, git-aware theme
  • fisher metro powerline prompt optimized for speed and space
  • fisher nitro color-smart powerline prompt based in Metro
  • fisher segment powerline prompt builder

• midnight commander wrapper

• RVM integration via lunks/fish-nuggets

Prompt power-up

• decompress fish_config.7z attachment in ~/.config/fish/
• curl -L https://get.oh-my.fish | fish
• omf install bobthefish
• download and install Meslo font from nerd-fonts
• set MesloLGMDZ Nerd Font Mono font for your terminal
• put set -g theme_nerd_fonts yes in your ~/.config/fish/config.fish
• customize fish_greeting.fish and fish_right_prompt.fish in ~/.config/fish/functions/

On cygwin under windows you can install DejaVu Sans Mono ttf powerline font, and set fish as the default shell.

In the attached file there is a simple prompt with git support.

Commands

• fish_update_completions -- scan man pages for completion tips
• env VAR1=xxx VAR2=yyy command arg1 arg2 ... -- run command with env vars