Finally, a command
line shell for the 90s
fish is a smart and user-friendly command line
shell for Linux, macOS, and the rest of the family.
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brew install fish
sudo port install fish
10.9+, Intel or Apple silicon
Installs to /usr/local/
10.9+, Intel or Apple silicon
No installation required
fish.app bundles the fish shell with an AppleScript that launches it in Terminal.
Nothing is installed.
pkg install fish
pkgin install fish
pkg_add fish
fish is available in setup , in the Shells category.
pacman -S fish
cmake .; make; sudo make install
File size: 6.2 MB
SHA1: b7587c7152347aabbb50b5ee4e67ab8d2578894d
git clone https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell.git
cd fish-shell; cmake .; make; sudo make install
(Installation from the bleeding edge, for developers and advanced users.)
Release History
Release Notes
3.3.0, released June 28, 2021
3.2.2, released April 7, 2021
(tarball )
3.2.1, released March 18, 2021
(tarball )
3.2.0, released March 1, 2021
(tarball )
3.1.2, released April 29, 2020
(tarball )
3.1.1, released April 27, 2020
(tarball )
3.1.0, released February 12, 2020
(tarball )
3.0.2, released February 19, 2019
(tarball )
3.0.1, released February 11, 2019
(tarball )
3.0.0, released December 28, 2018
(tarball )
2.7.1, released December 22, 2017
(tarball )
2.7.0, released November 23, 2017
(tarball )
2.6.0, released June 3, 2017
(tarball )
2.5.0, released February 3, 2017
(tarball )
2.4.0, released November 8, 2016
(tarball )
2.3.1, released July 3, 2016
(tarball )
2.3.0, released May 20, 2016
(tarball )
2.2.0, released July 12, 2015
(tarball )
2.1.2, released February 27, 2015
(tarball )
2.1.1, released September 26, 2014
(tarball
- note that there are known issues on macOS)
2.1.0, released November 1, 2013
(tarball
- note that there are known security vulnerabilities)
Development
fish development is
hosted on GitHub .
To clone the git repository:
git clone https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell.git
Build instructions are provided at the
bottom of the GitHub page .
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