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title: Trying out fish 🐟
date: 2024-08-22
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tags:
- linux
- tech
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## Introduction


<a href="https://fishshell.com">Fish shell</a> is a command-line shell mostly written in the Rust programming language for Unix-related systems that aims to be user-friendly. The reason I have chosen to try fishing is because I like some of the features it comes with!

## Features of Fish 🐟
Fish aims to be a smart, user-friendly command line shell

- Tab completion
- Themes
- Syntax highlighting
- Web Based Configuration

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## What I like about Fish!
My favourite feature of the fish shell is that it has built-in tab completion, meaning it gives you options for the command you are inputting into the terminal. This also remembers the last time you typed in a command, so when I am sshing into a server, it makes it so much easier!

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<img  width="840" src="/images/screenshots/fishscreen.png">
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I also like the fact that all of the features listed above come out of the box! The only configuration I have had to do is set my aliases and make the Starship program work. I do know there are <a href="https://github.com/jorgebucaran/fisher">plugins</a> that I do need to take a look at, but for now, I do not see any need for any since I am happy with what they come with!

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## Last thoughts
Overall, I am rather impressed by fish. I will use it as my main shell for the time being, but if I do have any problems, I can just switch to Bash shell for the duration of that problem. I know there is probably a bunch I have missed out on Fish shell, but so far it has been smooth and I have nothing but good to say about it!

Thank you for reading.