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.TH "FISHER" "1" "March 2016" "" "fisherman"
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.SH "NAME"
\fBfisher\fR \- Fish plugin manager
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
fisher \fIcommand\fR [\fIoptions\fR] [\-\-version] [\-\-help]
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.br
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Fisherman is a plugin manager for fish\.
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.P
The CLI consists of the following commands: \fIinstall\fR, \fIupdate\fR, \fIuninstall\fR, \fIlist\fR, \fIsearch\fR and \fIhelp\fR\.
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.SH "USAGE"
Run a command\.
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fisher <command> [<options>]
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Get help about a command\.
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.nf

fisher help <command>
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Fisherman knows the following aliases: \fIi\fR for install, \fIu\fR for update, \fIl\fR for list, \fIs\fR for search and \fIh\fR for help\.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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\-v, \-\-version
Show version information\. Fisherman follows Semantic Versioning and uses Git annotated tags to track releases\.
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\-h, \-\-help
Show usage help\.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
Install plugins\.
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fisher install fishtape shark get
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Install a plugin from a local directory\.
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fisher install \./path/to/plugin
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Install a plugin from a URL\.
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fisher install owner/repo
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Install a plugin from a Gist URL\.
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fisher install gist\.github\.com/owner/1f40e1c6e0551b2666b2
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.fi
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.P
Update Fisherman\.
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fisher update
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.fi
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Update plugins\.
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.nf

fisher update shark get
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.fi
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Uninstall plugins\.
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fisher uninstall fishtape debug
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.fi
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Uninstall plugins and remove them from the cache\.
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fisher uninstall fishtape debug \-f
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Show all the documentation\.
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fisher help \-\-all
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.fi
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.SH "LIST AND SEARCH"
The list command displays all the plugins you have installed\. The search command queries the index to show what\'s available to install\.
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List installed plugins\.
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fisher list
  debug
* fishtape
> shellder
* spin
@ wipe
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The legend consists of:
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\fB*\fR The plugin is currently enabled
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\fB>\fR The plugin is a prompt
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\fB@\fR The plugin is a symbolic link
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Search the index\.
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fisher search
  \.\.\.
* debug        Conditional debug logger
  errno        POSIX error code/string translator
* fishtape     TAP producing test runner
  flash        Flash\-inspired, thunder prompt
  fzf          Efficient keybindings for fzf
  get          Press any key to continue
  \.\.\.
> shellder     Powerline prompt optimized for speed
  \.\.\.
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.fi
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Get detailed information about a plugin\.
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.nf

fisher search shellder
> shellder by simnalamburt
Powerline prompt optimized for speed
github\.com/simnalamburt/shellder
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Search plugins using tags\.
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fisher search \-\-tag={git,test}
  \.\.\.
* fishtape           TAP producing test runner
  git\-branch\-name    Get the name of the current Git branch
  git\-is\-repo        Test if the current directory is a Git repo
  git\-is\-dirty       Test if there are changes not staged for commit
  git\-is\-stashed     Test if there are changes in the stash
  \.\.\.
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.SH "PLUMBING"
Fisherman commands are pipe aware\. Plumb one with another to create complex functionality\.
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Update all the plugins in the cache\.
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fisher list | fisher update \-
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Enable all the plugins that are currently disabled\.
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fisher list \-\-disabled | fisher install
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Uninstall all the plugins and remove them from the cache\.
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.nf

fisher list | fisher uninstall \-\-force
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.fi
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.SH "DOTFILES"
When you install a plugin, Fisherman updates a file known as \fIfishfile\fR to track what plugins are currently enabled\.
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To customize its location:
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set \-g fisher_file ~/\.dotfiles/fishfile
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.SH "FLAT TREE"
Fisherman merges the directory trees of all the plugins it installs into a single flat tree\. Since the flat tree is loaded only once at the start of the shell, Fisherman performs equally well, regardless of the number of plugins installed\.
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The following illustrates an example Fisherman configuration path with a single plugin and prompt\.
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$fisher_config
|\-\- cache/
|\-\- conf\.d/
|   `\-\- my_plugin\.config\.fish
|\-\- fishfile
|\-\- functions/
|   |\-\- my_plugin\.fish
|   |\-\- fish_prompt\.fish
|   `\-\- fish_right_prompt\.fish
|\-\- completions/
|   `\-\- my_plugin\.fish
`\-\- man/
    `\-\- man1/
        `\-\- my_plugin\.1
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.fi
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.SH "INDEX"
The index is a plain text database that lists Fisherman official plugins\.
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The index is a list of records, each consisting of the following fields: \fIname\fR, \fIurl\fR, \fIinfo\fR, one or more \fItags\fR and \fIauthor\fR\.
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Fields are separated by a new line \fB\en\fR\. Tags are separated by one \fIspace\fR\.
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z
https://github\.com/fishery/fish\-z
Pure\-fish z directory jumping
z search cd jump
jethrokuan
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If you have a plugin to submit to the index, use the \fIsubmit\fR plugin\.
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fisher install submit
fisher submit my_plugin
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Otherwise, submit the plugin manually by creating a pull request in the index repository \fIhttps://github\.com/fisherman/fisher\-index\fR\.
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.nf

git clone https://github\.com/fisherman/fisher\-index
cd index
echo "$name\en$url\en$info\en$tags\en$author\en\en" >> index
git push origin master
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.fi
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.SH "FISHFILE"
Fisherman keeps track of a special file known as \fIfishfile\fR to know what plugins are currently enabled\.
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# My Fishfile
gitio
fishtape
shark
get
shellder
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This file is automatically updated as you install and uninstall plugins\.
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.SH "VARIABLES"
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$fisher_home
The home directory\. If you installed Fisherman using the recommended method \fBcurl \-sL install\.fisherman\.sh | fish\fR, the location ought to be \fIXDG_DATA_HOME/fisherman\fR\. If you clone Fisherman and run make yourself, the current working directory is used by default\.
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$fisher_config
The configuration directory\. This is default location of the \fIfishfile\fR, \fIkey_bindings\.fish\fR, \fIcache\fR, \fIfunctions\fR, \fIcompletions\fR and \fIconf\.d\fR directories\. The default location is \fIXDG_CONFIG_HOME/fisherman\fR\.
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$fisher_file
See FISHFILE above\.
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$fisher_cache
The cache directory\. Plugins are downloaded to this location\.
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$fisher_alias \fIcommand\fR=\fIalias\fR \.\.\.
Use this variable to create aliases of Fisherman commands\.
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.SH "PLUGINS"
Plugins can be utilities, prompts, commands or snippets\.
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.SS "UTILITIES"
Utilities are plugins that define one or more functions which are mean to be used in the CLI directly by the user\.
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This example walks you through creating \fIwtc\fR, a plugin based in \fIgithub/ngerakines/commitment\fR random commit message generator\.
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Create a directory and initialize a Git repository\.
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.nf

mkdir wtc
cd wtc
git init
git remote add origin https://github\.com/<you>/wtc
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Add the wtc function\.
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function wtc \-d "Generate a random commit message"
    switch "$argv"
        case \-h \-\-help
            printf "Usage: wtc [\-\-help]\en\en"
            printf "  \-h \-\-help  Show usage help\en"
            return
    end
    curl \-s whatthecommit\.com/index\.txt
end
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.fi
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Install the plugin\.
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.nf

fisher install \.
wtc
(\e /)
(O\.o)
(> <) Bunny approves these changes\.
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Commit changes and push to your remote origin when you are done\.
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git add \-\-all
git commit \-m "What the commit?"
git push origin master
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.fi
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To submit wtc to the official index\.
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fisher install submit
fisher submit
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This will create a PR in the Fisherman index repository\. Once the PR is approved, Fisherman users will be able to install wtc if they have the latest index\.
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fisher install wtc
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.fi
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See \fBfisher help submit\fR for more submit options\.
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Create a completions directory and add a completions file\.
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mkdir completions
cat > completions/wtc\.fish
complete \-\-command wtc \-\-short h \-\-long help \-\-description "Show usage help"
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Alternatively, use \fB__fisher_complete\fR to create completions from wtc usage output\.
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wtc \-\-help | __fisher_complete wtc
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Create a man/man1 directory and add a man(1) page for wtc\.
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There are utilities that can help you generate man pages from various text formats\. For example, pandoc(1) and ronn(1)\.
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To create a man page manually\.
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mkdir \-p man/man1
cat > man/man1/wtc\.1

 \.TH man 1 "Today" "1\.0" "wtc man page"
 \.SH NAME
 wtc \e\- Generate a random commit message
 \.SH SYNOPSIS
 wtc [\-\-help]
 \.SH OPTIONS
 \-h, \-\-help: Display help information\.
 \.SH SEE ALSO
 https://github\.com/ngerakines/commitment
^C
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.fi
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A plugin can list dependencies to other plugins using a \fIfishfile\fR\.
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Create a new file in the root of your project and add the name or URL of your desired dependencies\.
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cat > fishfile
my_plugin
https://github\.com/owner/another_plugin
^D
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.SS "PROMPTS"
Prompts, also known as themes, are plugins that modify the appearance of the shell prompt and modify fish syntax colors\.
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Create a \fBfish_prompt\fR function\.
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function fish_prompt
    printf "%s (%s) >> " (prompt_pwd) Fisherman
end
~ (Fisherman) >> type here
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.fi
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To add a right prompt, create a \fBfish_right_prompt\fR function\.
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function fish_right_prompt
    printf "%s" (date +%H:%M:%S)
end
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.fi
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Save the functions to a directory and install the prompt as a plugin\.
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mkdir my_prompt
cd my_prompt
functions fish_prompt > fish_prompt\.fish
functions fish_right_prompt > fish_right_prompt\.fish
fisher install \.
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Customize the colors fish uses for syntax highlighting\.
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function set_color_custom
    set \-U fish_color_normal                #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_command               #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_param                 #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_redirection           #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_comment               #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_error                 #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_escape                #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_operator              #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_end                   #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_quote                 #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_autosuggestion        #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_valid_path            #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_cwd                   #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_cwd_root              #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_match                 #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_search_match          #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_selection             #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_pager_color_prefix          #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_pager_color_completion      #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_pager_color_description     #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_pager_color_progress        #\.\.\.
    set \-U fish_color_history_current       #\.\.\.
end
functions set_color_custom > set_color_custom\.fish
fisher update \.
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.SS "COMMANDS"
Commands are plugins that extend the Fisherman CLI adding new \fBfisher <commands>\fR\.
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Create a function \fBfisher_<command>\fR
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function fisher_time \-d "Say hello"
    printf "It\'s %s\en" (date +%H:%M)
end
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Test it works
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fisher time
It\'s 6:30
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Make it a plugin
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fisher install fisher_time
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This creates a new directory fisher_time in the current working directory and installs the plugin\.
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The following example implements a command to format plugin information into columns\.
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function fisher_info \-d "Display information about plugins"
    switch "$argv"
        case \-h \-\-help
            printf "Usage: fisher info <name or URL> [\.\.\.]\en\en"
            printf "    \-h \-\-help  Show usage help\en"
            return
    end

    for item in $argv
        fisher search $item \-\-name \-\-info
    end | sed \-E \'s/;/: /\' | column
end

fisher install fisher_info
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.SS "SNIPPETS"
Snippets are plugins that run code at the start of the shell\. Snippets must be placed inside a sub directory named conf\.d\.
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The following example implements the fish_postexec hook to display the runtime of the last command in milliseconds\.
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.nf

mkdir \-p runtime/conf\.d
cd runtime
cat > conf\.d/fish_postexec\.fish
function fish_postexec \-\-on\-event fish_postexec
    printf "%sms\en" $CMD_DURATION > /dev/stderr
end
^D
fisher install \./postexec
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.SH "AUTHORS"
Fisherman was created by Jorge Bucaran :: @bucaran :: \fIj@bucaran\.me\fR\.
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See THANKS\.md file for a complete list of contributors\.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
fisher help tutorial
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.br