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abbr

Manage abbreviations for the fish shell. User-defined words are replaced with longer phrases after they are entered. More information: https://fishshell.com/docs/current/cmds/abbr.html.
  • Add a new abbreviation:
    abbr --add {{abbreviation_name}} {{command}} {{command_arguments}}
  • Rename an existing abbreviation:
    abbr --rename {{old_name}} {{new_name}}
  • Erase an existing abbreviation:
    abbr --erase {{abbreviation_name}}
  • Import the abbreviations defined on another host over SSH:
    ssh {{host_name}} abbr --show | source

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