Replay
Run Bash commands and replay environment changes (variables, aliases, directory) in Fish shell without restarting your session.
What is Replay?
Replay.fish is a Fish shell plugin that allows you to run Bash commands and automatically replay their environment changes—such as exported variables, aliases, and directory switches—in your current Fish session. It solves the problem of needing to restart your shell with `exec` to apply Bash modifications, which can disrupt your workflow by losing session state, history, and background jobs.
Fish shell users who occasionally need to run Bash scripts or commands that modify the environment, such as developers using tools like nvm, setting project-specific variables, or managing shell aliases across different shell environments.
Developers choose Replay.fish because it provides a seamless way to integrate Bash commands into Fish without the drawbacks of restarting the shell, preserving session integrity and improving productivity by eliminating context-switching overhead.
Overview
Run Bash commands, replay changes in Fish 🍤
Use Cases
Best For
- Running Bash scripts that set environment variables in Fish
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