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How to split a string (of arguments) in fish?
I want to split "-r --run" into "-r" and "--run"
for
string split " " "-r --run"
I get
string split: -r --run: unknown option` as an error
It is ...
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How to save abbreviation in fish?
Running abbr --add ro rpm-ostree will set the abbreviation and it works as expected. But once I exit the shell with exit and then re-enter the shell by typing fish again, all abbreviations are lost. ...
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How to remove leading file path information from fish shell tab-complete suggestions?
Using fish, typing ls <tab> in an example directory, the terminal displays:
$ ls
bar/ dir/ foo/
Continuing with d<tab><tab> this becomes:
$ ls dir/
dir/moredir/ dir/otherdir/ ...
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Is it possible to have an abbreviation in a shell anywhere in a command?
I have a directory which has a really long path. However, I use this directory constantly and I cannot move it (WSL Windows directory). I generally use z to jump around to it quickly which is useful, ...
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Fish: Concise way to output elements of list on separate lines
I am wondering if there is a concise way to output the elements of a fish list on separate lines.
I know I can do e.g. echo $PATH | tr ' ' '\n' to achieve the desired output, e.g.:
/usr/local/sbin
/...
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Failed to login after setting fish as default shell
I tried fish for a while, and then i wanted to set it as my default shell. I edited /etc/passwd and changed the shell of my user to /bin/fish.
The problem is I couldn't login anymore. I tried through ...
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how to open tcp connection in fish shell
I am looking for a way to open TCP connections in fish shell.
In bash, I can do the following to open a TCP connection. This is quick telnet type test when telnet is not installed.
$ echo > /dev/...
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Why is it not recommended to set the default shell of the root user to a non-POSIX shell?
I am going to change my root’s default shell from bash to fish. As far as I know, fish is a not a POSIX standard shell. On the other hand, maybe the kernel or other things in the system have a ...
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Pipe in Environment variable in fish shell doesn't execute the first command?
I want to set fish_greeting to date --rfc-2822 | cowsay -f tux | lolcat (don't judge me). When I run date --rfc-2822 | cowsay -f tux | lolcat interactively, I get the proper output (the date in a ...
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Is administrator account necessary in order to use shells such as zsh and fish?
I have a weird situation. I’m using Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) and iTerm2.
Zsh is listed by default in /etc/shells as /bin/zsh, and this allows me to use Zsh without any issues on my standard ...
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What's the fatest way to calculate in command line?
Is there a faster way to calculate in command line the following:
echo "4 * 5" | bc
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writing more complex math input to fish shell
The fish documentation explains that the math command is essentially a thin wrapper to bc. The bc documentation has further info about more complex ops:
If bc is invoked with the -l option, a math ...
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How do I install/make a custom prompt for fish shell?
I'm using fish 2.0 on Linux, but this might be an installation error, since my ~/.config/fish/config.fish is empty.
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