zsh or fish for an intermediate Linux user?

zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works to Linux@lemmy.ml – 46 points –

So I've been using Linux now for a while, and am looking to migrate my dev environment to vim and spend more time in the command line. I'm fairly comfortable with bash but by no means an expert. I've used zsh with some minor customization but just recently learned about fish. I'd love to hear people's opinions.

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If you want you can install starship, which provides a lot of the nifty prompt customization I see in other people's zsh configs. I've been using it with bash for a few months now and like it a lot.

I use tide with fish and I personally prefer it over starship.

Thanks for pointing me at tide. I always used the pure prompt but tide looks like pure on steroids.

Also look into the fzf plugin for fish. It’s the other plugin I use.

Fzf doesn't need fish, though. I use it with bash.

Sure, fzf is fzf. This is a plugin for fish that integrates fzf with fish.

@Thaurin @zitronen what does it do in addition? For me fzf already replaces some of the keybinds to do history search, directory search, etc. What else is available on the plugin?