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* Move AUTHORS -> THANKS and remove automatic generation. THANKS is more sensible than AUTHORS. CREDITS was second best. Also, after perusing similar files in other projects I noticed some entries lacking a valid email address and decided fow now this file should be curated manually to make sure each entry contains a useful link. This allows users who have contributed to the project ways other than committing code to be added to the list as well. * Rename wait -> spin. * Remove extra padding in links. (Cosmetic) * Update to reflect API refactorings. * Fix bug causing brackets to show up in description. * Implement using spin function. * __fisher_gist_to_name uses curl to query the GitHub API which will return a JSON stream even if the Gist could not be found. So, it's not possible to determine whether we failed or not using our spin function and actually need to check the returned string to see if it contains a valid name or not. * Let git pull write errors to stderr. * Use new internal __fisher_spin. * Extract spin to independent / external module and tweak Makefile to better integrate with new install process.
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.\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
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.\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
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.TH "FISHER\-FAQ" "7" "February 2016" "" "fisherman"
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.SH "NAME"
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\fBfisher\-faq\fR \- Frequently Asked Questions
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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This document attempts to answer some of Fisherman most frequently asked questions\. Feel free to create a new issue in the Fisherman issue tracker if your question is not answered here\.
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.SS "What is Fisherman?"
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Fisherman is a plugin manager for fish that lets you share and reuse code, prompts and configurations easily\.
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.SS "What do I need to know to use Fisherman?"
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Nothing\. You can continue using your shell as usual\. When you are ready to learn more just type \fBfisher help\fR or \fBfisher help tour\fR\.
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.SS "How do I access the documentation?"
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Fisherman documentation is based in UNIX \fBman(1)\fR pages\. For basic usage and command enter \fBfisher help\fR\. For help about a specific \fIcommand\fR, enter \fBfisher help <command>\fR\. The following guides are also available:
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.P
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fisher help \fBfaq\fR: Fisherman FAQ
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.br
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fisher help \fBtour\fR: Fisherman Tour
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.br
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fisher help \fBconfig\fR: Fisherman Configuration
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.br
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fisher help \fBplugins\fR: Creating Fisherman Plugins
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.br
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fisher help \fBcommands\fR: Creating Fisherman Commands
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.br
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fisher help \fBfishfile\fR: Fishfile Format
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.br
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.SS "What are Fisherman plugins?"
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Plugins are written in fish and extend the shell core functionality, run initialization code, add completions or documentations to other commands, etc\. See \fBfisher help plugins\fR\.
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.P
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Plugins may list any number of dependencies to other plugins using a \fIfishfile\fR\.
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.SS "What is a Fishfile?"
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A plain text file that lists what plugins you have installed or a plugin\'s dependencies to other plugins\.
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Fishfiles let you share plugin configurations across multiple installations, allow plugins to declare dependencies, and prevent information loss in case of system failure\. See also \fBfisher help fishfile\fR\.
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.SS "What kind of Fisherman plugins are there?"
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There is no technical distinction between plugins, themes, commands, etc\., but there is a \fIconceptual\fR difference\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
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\fBStandalone Utilities\fR: Plugins that define one or more functions, meant to be used at the command line\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
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\fBPrompts / Themes\fR: Plugins that modify the appearance of the fish prompt by defining a \fBfish_prompt\fR and / or \fBfish_right_prompt\fR functions\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
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\fBExtension Commands\fR: Plugins that extend Fisherman default commands\. An extension plugin must define one or more functions like \fBfisher_<my_command>\fR\. For specific information about commands, see \fBfisher help commands\fR and then return to this guide\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
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\fBConfiguration Plugins\fR: Plugins that include one or more \fBmy_plugin\.config\.fish\fR files\. Files that follow this convention are evaluated at the start of the session\.
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.IP "" 0
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See \fBfisher help plugins\fR and \fBfisher help commands\fR\.
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.SS "Does Fisherman support Oh My Fish plugins and themes?"
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Yes\. To install either a plugin or theme use their URL:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf
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fisher install omf/plugin\-{rbenv,tab} omf/theme\-scorphish
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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You can use the same mechanism to install any valid plugin from any given URL\. See also \fBCompatibility\fR in \fBfisher help tour\fR\.
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.SS "What does Fisherman do exactly every time I create a new shell session?"
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Essentially, add Fisherman functions and completions to the \fB$fish_{function,complete}_path\fR and evaluate files that follow the convention \fB*\.config\.fish\fR\.
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.IP "" 4
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set fish_function_path {$fisher_config,$fisher_home}/functions $fish_function_path
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set fish_complete_path {$fisher_config,$fisher_home}/completions $fish_complete_path
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for file in $fisher_config/conf\.d/*\.config\.fish
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source $file
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end
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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See \fB$fisher_home/config\.fish\fR for the full code\.
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.SS "How is Fisherman faster than Oh My Fish and other systems?"
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Fisherman ameliorates the slow shell start problem using a flat dependency tree instead of loading a directory hierarchy per plugin\. This also means that Fisherman performance does not decline depending on the number of plugins installed\. See also \fBFlat Tree\fR in \fBfisher help tour\fR\.
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.SS "How can I upgrade from an existing Oh My Fish! installation?"
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Remove the \fB$OMF_PATH\fR and \fB$OMF_CONFIG\fR variables from your \fBconfig\.fish\fR\.
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.P
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Backup dotfiles and other sensitive data\.
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.IP "" 4
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.nf
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rm \-rf {$OMF_PATH,$OMF_CONFIG}
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.P
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Install Fisherman\.
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.IP "" 4
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.nf
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curl \-sL install\.fisherman\.sh | fish
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.SS "How do I use fish as my default shell?"
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Add Fish to \fB/etc/shells\fR:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf
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echo "/usr/local/bin/fish" | sudo tee \-a /etc/shells
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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Make Fish your default shell:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf
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chsh \-s /usr/local/bin/fish
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.P
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To switch back to another shell\.
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.IP "" 4
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.nf
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chsh \-s /bin/another/shell
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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