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Export fish abbreviations
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export_fish_abbreviations.fish
#!/usr/local/bin/fish
# Use current date as name of file where fish
# abbreviations will be stored
# Format: YYYY-MM-DD
set -lx EXPORT_FILENAME (date "+%Y-%m-%d")
# Prepare destination fish script
echo "#!/usr/local/bin/fish" > $EXPORT_FILENAME.fish
# Write all abbreviations to file
abbr --show >> $EXPORT_FILENAME.fish
# Add missing "--add" parameter to each abbreviation
sed -i '' 's/abbr/& --add/g' $EXPORT_FILENAME.fish
# Make script containing abbreviations executable
chmod +x $EXPORT_FILENAME.fish
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rodrigobdz commented Jan 20, 2018 •
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Export abbreviations as fish script

By executing the resulting fish script, all abbreviations are added to the fish environment where the script is executed∫.

Requirements

  • Fish shell

Usage

# Make script executable
$ chmod +x export_fish_abbreviations.fish
# Run script
$ ./export_fish_abbreviations.fish

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