Fisher is a package manager for the [fish shell](https://fishshell.com). It defines a common interface for package authors to build and distribute their shell scripts in a portable way. You can use it to extend your shell capabilities, change the look of your prompt and create repeatable configurations across different systems effortlessly.
Looking for packages? Go to the [awesome fish shell](https://github.com/jorgebucaran/awesome-fish-shell) repository to get started.
Looking for packages? Check the [awesome fish shell](https://github.com/jorgebucaran/awesome-fish-shell) repository to get started.
## Features
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### Dependencies
- [fish](https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell) 2.1+ (prefer 2.3 or newer)
Stuck in fish 2.0 and can't upgrade your shell? Check our [legacy fish support guide](https://github.com/jorgebucaran/fisher/issues/510) and good luck!
### Bootstrap installation
To automate installing Fisher and the packages listed in your [fishfile](#using-the-fishfile) on a new system, add the following code to your fish configuration file.
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Do I need this? It depends. If you want to keep your own functions, completions, and configuration snippets separate from packages installed with Fisher, you can customize the installation prefix. If you prefer to keep everything in the same place, you can skip this.
### Legacy fish support
Stuck in fish 2.2 and can't upgrade your shell? We got you covered. You'll need to run [configuration snippets](#configuration-snippets) manually on shell startup. Open your fish configuration file and add this code to the beginning of the file.
```fish
set -q XDG_CONFIG_HOME; or set XDG_CONFIG_HOME ~/.config
for file in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fish/conf.d/*.fish
builtin source $file 2>/dev/null
end
```
## Usage
You've found an interesting utility you'd like to try out. Or perhaps you've [created a package](#creating-your-own-package) yourself. How do you install it on your system? Now you want to update or remove it. How do you do that?
Jorge Bucaran
5 years ago