a fish shell abbreviation that sparks joy

summary My favorite command line shell is fish, and one feature I find especially useful is abbreviations.

Abbreviations are essentially text-expanded shortcuts. Continue reading for a quick rundown.

basic usage To add an abbreviation simply call abbr -a WORD EXPANSION, where WORD is the abbreviation and EXPANSION is the expanded command. For example: abbr -a gco git commit.

To use it, simply type gco, followed by Space or Enter.

advantages Abbreviations can be very useful because: