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Viable Alternative for ZSH as the interactive shell? (programming.dev)

submitted 5 months ago by no_name_dev_from_hell@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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So I'm currently using zsh + oh my zsh, and have been using it for some years now. It's good, it has amazing features (via plugins) and overall I'm happy with it. But lately it has become laggy for me (probably because of plugins) and I want to see if there's any other shell with features like ZSH but faster and lighter?

I've tried Fish, and usually install it on my servers, but it's not POSIX compliant so learning what commands actually do what in Fish seems like a hassle.

I've heard of Oilshell, Yash, Nushell but haven't tried any of them.

What is your setup for your interactive shell?

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[–] Kissaki@programming.dev 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's not POSIX either, but I'll answer your closing question: My current shell of preference is Nushell.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Does it need to be POSIX? Isn't that only for compatibility with really old Unix systems.

[–] Kissaki@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. But OP specifically mentioned them disliking Fish because it's not POSIX.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Fair! I missed that.