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I use fish as my main shell and haven't seen anyone else that has. Honestly its really good, the autocomplete feature is my favorite.

quyleanh 4y ago
Actually you can use fish-like autocomplete feature in zsh with this plugin [1]. It works well for years in my machine. [1] https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete
- wan_ala 4y ago
  I didn't know that, thanks! I wonder why i haven't seen this for BASH considering its probably the most common shell other than Command Prompt.
  - behnamoh 4y ago
    I don’t think people who use bash actually want to use it. even macos switched to zsh a few years ago.
    - latexr 4y ago
      The macOS change was likely driven by the license which keeps the shipped Bash at version 3. The numbers for Homebrew installations of Bash suggest hundreds of thousands of people choose to use it.
      - dividedbyzero 4y ago
        I have it for running scripts, not for use as a shell
- sva_ 4y ago
  I don't think it parses manpages for autocomplete?
Smar 4y ago
Long-time fish user here too. It's pretty widely available, so I suppose it has fair share of use.
9935c101ab17a66 4y ago
I've been using fish as my primary shell for probably 5-6 years, and it's honestly fucking delightful. I have my own custom theme/prompt, a bunch of custom functions I use on a very regular basis, an extensive config and I use fisher for third party add ons. I've seen a lot of people say things like "oh you can modify ZSH to be like a slightly worse version of fish" and I just don't get why I would bother? I'm already using a non-standard shell...
hiepph 4y ago
Also Fish user here. Fish offers many superior features. I use it personally for quick scripting (compared to arcane Bash syntax). But people just don't want to move away from Bash due to its widely usage. So: + In my company I still use Bash. + I switch all my personal shells to Fish.

quyleanh 4y ago

Actually you can use fish-like autocomplete feature in zsh with this plugin [1]. It works well for years in my machine. [1] https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete

wan_ala 4y ago
I didn't know that, thanks! I wonder why i haven't seen this for BASH considering its probably the most common shell other than Command Prompt.
- behnamoh 4y ago
  I don’t think people who use bash actually want to use it. even macos switched to zsh a few years ago.
  - latexr 4y ago
    The macOS change was likely driven by the license which keeps the shipped Bash at version 3. The numbers for Homebrew installations of Bash suggest hundreds of thousands of people choose to use it.
    - dividedbyzero 4y ago
      I have it for running scripts, not for use as a shell
sva_ 4y ago
I don't think it parses manpages for autocomplete?

Smar 4y ago

Long-time fish user here too. It's pretty widely available, so I suppose it has fair share of use.

9935c101ab17a66 4y ago

I've been using fish as my primary shell for probably 5-6 years, and it's honestly fucking delightful. I have my own custom theme/prompt, a bunch of custom functions I use on a very regular basis, an extensive config and I use fisher for third party add ons. I've seen a lot of people say things like "oh you can modify ZSH to be like a slightly worse version of fish" and I just don't get why I would bother? I'm already using a non-standard shell...

hiepph 4y ago

Also Fish user here. Fish offers many superior features. I use it personally for quick scripting (compared to arcane Bash syntax). But people just don't want to move away from Bash due to its widely usage. So: + In my company I still use Bash. + I switch all my personal shells to Fish.