diff --git a/completions/spin.fish b/completions/spin.fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c150f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/completions/spin.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set -l IFS \t
+spin -h | __fisher_complete spin
diff --git a/functions/spin.fish b/functions/spin.fish
index f2dff51..350c674 100644
--- a/functions/spin.fish
+++ b/functions/spin.fish
@@ -1,3 +1,73 @@
-function spin -a commands
-    fish -c "$commands" ^ /dev/null
+function spin -d "Background job spinner"
+    set -l format "  @\r"
+    set -l commands
+    set -l spinners "⠋⠙⠹⠸⠼⠴⠦⠧⠇⠏"
+    set -l error /dev/stderr
+
+    getopts $argv | while read -l 1 2
+        switch "$1"
+            case _
+                set commands $commands ";$2"
+
+            case s style
+                set spinners $2
+
+            case f format
+                set format $2
+
+            case error
+                set error $2
+
+            case h help
+                printf "Usage: spin <commands> [--style=<style>] [--format=<string>] \n"
+                printf "                       [--error=<file>] [--help]\n\n"
+
+                printf "    -s --style=<string>   Use <string> to slice the spinner characters\n"
+                printf "    -f --format=<format>  Use <format> to customize the spinner display\n"
+                printf "        --error=<file>    Write errors to <file>\n"
+                printf "     -h --help  Show usage help\n"
+                return
+
+            case \*
+                printf "spin: '%s' is not a valid option\n" $1 > /dev/stderr
+                spin -h > /dev/stderr
+                return 1
+        end
+    end
+
+    if not set -q commands[1]
+        return 1
+    end
+
+    set spinners (printf "%s\n" "$spinners" | grep -o .)
+
+    set -l tmp (mktemp -t spin.XXX)
+    set -l job_id
+
+    fish -c "$commands" > /dev/stdout ^ $tmp &
+
+    set job_id (jobs -l | cut -d\t -f1)
+
+    while contains -- $job_id (jobs | cut -d\t -f1 ^ /dev/null)
+        if status --is-interactive
+            for i in $spinners
+                printf "$format" | awk -v i=(printf "%s\n" $i | sed 's/=/\\\=/') '
+                {
+                    gsub("@", i)
+                    printf("%s", $0)
+                }
+                ' > /dev/stderr
+
+                sleep 0.01
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    if test -s $tmp
+        command cat $tmp > $error
+        command rm -f $tmp
+        return 1
+    end
+
+    command rm -f $tmp
 end
diff --git a/man/man1/fisher-uninstall.1 b/man/man1/fisher-uninstall.1
index b930194..31e8990 100644
--- a/man/man1/fisher-uninstall.1
+++ b/man/man1/fisher-uninstall.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
 .\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
 .
-.TH "FISHER\-UNINSTALL" "1" "February 2016" "" "fisherman"
+.TH "FISHER\-UNINSTALL" "1" "March 2016" "" "fisherman"
 .
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBfisher\-uninstall\fR \- Uninstall plugins
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ fisher uninstall \fIowner/repo\fR
 .br
 .
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
-Uninstall one or more plugins, by name, URL or path\. If no arguments are given, read the standard input\. This process is the inverse of Install\.
+Uninstall one or more plugins\. If no arguments are given, read the standard input\.
 .
 .P
 Uninstall does not remove any copies of the given plugin in $fisher_cache\. To erase the copy from the cache, use the \-\-force option\.
 .
 .P
-Uninstall does not remove any dependencies installed with other plugins\. This behavior prevents breaking plugins that share the same dependency\.
+Uninstall does not remove any dependencies installed with other plugins\.
 .
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 .
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Show usage help\.
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 .
 .IP "\(bu" 4
-Uninstall all plugins and flush the cache\.
+Uninstall all plugins flushing the cache\.
 .
 .IP "" 0
 .
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Uninstall all plugins and flush the cache\.
 .
 .nf
 
-fisher \-\-list | fisher uninstall \-\-force
+fisher list | fisher uninstall \-\-force
 .
 .fi
 .
diff --git a/man/man1/fisher-update.1 b/man/man1/fisher-update.1
index 2cb5509..4eddeb4 100644
--- a/man/man1/fisher-update.1
+++ b/man/man1/fisher-update.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
 .\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
 .
-.TH "FISHER\-UPDATE" "1" "February 2016" "" "fisherman"
+.TH "FISHER\-UPDATE" "1" "March 2016" "" "fisherman"
 .
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBfisher\-update\fR \- Update plugins
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ fisher update \fIowner/repo\fR \.\.\.
 .br
 .
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
-Update one or more plugins, by name, URL or path\. If no arguments are given, update Fisherman to the latest release\. If you try to update a plugin that is currently disabled, but exists in the cache, it will be updated and then enabled\. Use a dash \fB\-\fR to read from the standard input\.
-.
-.P
-If a plugin is missing dependencies, they will be installed\. If any dependencies are already installed they will not be updated\.
+Update one or more plugins concurrently\. If no arguments are given, update everything, including Fisherman\. Use a dash \fB\-\fR to read from the standard input\.
 .
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 .
@@ -72,19 +69,4 @@ fisher list | fisher update \-
 .fi
 .
 .IP "" 0
-.
-.IP "\(bu" 4
-Update all the plugins in the cache concurrently\.
-.
-.IP "" 0
-.
-.IP "" 4
-.
-.nf
-
-fisher list \-\-bare | xargs \-n1 \-P0 fish \-c "fisher update \-"
-.
-.fi
-.
-.IP "" 0
 
diff --git a/man/man1/spin.1 b/man/man1/spin.1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..686e068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/man1/spin.1
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+.\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
+.\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
+.
+.TH "SPIN" "1" "March 2016" "" "fisherman"
+.
+.SH "NAME"
+\fBspin\fR \- Background job spinner
+.
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+\fBspin\fR \fIcommands\fR [\fB\-\-style\fR=\fImix\fR|\fIarc\fR|\fIstar\fR|\fIpipe\fR|\fIflip\fR|\fIbounce\fR|\fIbar1~3\fR]
+.
+.br
+\fBspin\fR \fIcommands\fR [\fB\-\-error\fR=file] [\fB\-\-format\fR=format] [\fB\-\-help\fR]
+.
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+\fBSpin\fR is a terminal spinner and progress bar indicator for fish\.
+.
+.SH "USAGE"
+.
+.nf
+
+spin "sleep 1"
+.
+.fi
+.
+.P
+Spin interprets any output to standard error as failure\. Use \-\-error=\fIfile\fR to redirect the standard error output to \fIfile\fR\.
+.
+.IP "" 4
+.
+.nf
+
+if not spin \-\-style=pipe \-\-error=debug\.txt "curl \-sS $URL"
+    return 1
+end
+.
+.fi
+.
+.IP "" 0
+.
+.SH "Options"
+.
+.TP
+\-s, \-\-style=\fIstyle\fR|\fIstring\fR
+Use \fIstring\fR to slice the spinner characters\. If you don\'t want to display the spinners, use \-\-style=\fI""\fR\.
+.
+.TP
+\-f, \-\-format=\fIformat\fR
+Use \fIformat\fR to customize the spinner display\. The default format is \fB" @\er"\fR where \fB@\fR represents the spinner token and \fB\er\fR a carriage return, used to refresh (erase) the line\.
+.
+.TP
+\-\-error=\fIfile\fR
+Write the standard error output to a given \fIfile\fR\.
+.
+.TP
+\-h, \-\-help
+Show usage help\.
+.
+.SS "Customization"
+Replace the default spinner with your own string of characters\. For example, \-\-style=\fI12345\fR will display the numbers from 1 to 5, and \-\-style=\fI\.\fR \-\-format=\fI@\fR an increasing sequence of dots\.
diff --git a/man/man1/spin.md b/man/man1/spin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaa6824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/man1/spin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+spin(1) -- Background job spinner
+=================================
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+
+`spin` *commands* [`--style`=*mix*|*arc*|*star*|*pipe*|*flip*|*bounce*|*bar1~3*]<br>
+`spin` *commands* [`--error`=file] [`--format`=format] [`--help`]
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+
+**Spin** is a terminal spinner and progress bar indicator for fish.
+
+## USAGE
+
+```fish
+spin "sleep 1"
+```
+
+Spin interprets any output to standard error as failure. Use --error=*file* to redirect the standard error output to *file*.
+
+```fish
+if not spin --style=pipe --error=debug.txt "curl -sS $URL"
+    return 1
+end
+```
+
+## Options
+
+* -s, --style=*style*|*string*:
+    Use *string* to slice the spinner characters. If you don't want to display the spinners, use --style=*""*.
+
+* -f, --format=*format*:
+    Use *format* to customize the spinner display. The default format is `"  @\r"` where `@` represents the spinner token and `\r` a carriage return, used to refresh (erase) the line.
+
+* --error=*file*:
+    Write the standard error output to a given *file*.
+
+* -h, --help:
+    Show usage help.
+
+### Customization
+
+Replace the default spinner with your own string of characters. For example, --style=*12345* will display the numbers from 1 to 5, and --style=*.* --format=*@* an increasing sequence of dots.
diff --git a/test/spin.fish b/test/spin.fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..184b758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spin.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+test "$TESTNAME: Fail if no commands are given"
+    1 = (
+        spin
+        echo $status
+        )
+end
+
+test "$TESTNAME - Fail if there is any output to standard error"
+    ok = (
+        if not spin "echo errored >& 2" --error=/dev/null
+            echo ok
+        end
+        )
+end
+
+test "$TESTNAME - Run commands in the background"
+    3 = (spin "math 1 + 2")
+end
+
+test "$TESTNAME - Display help information"
+    (spin -h | xargs) = "Usage: spin <commands> [--style=<style>] [--format=<string>] [--error=<file>] [--help] -s --style=<string> Use <string> to slice the spinner characters -f --format=<format> Use <format> to customize the spinner display --error=<file> Write errors to <file> -h --help Show usage help"
+end