Bash language server implementation based on Tree Sitter and its grammar for Bash with explainshell integration.

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npm i -g bash-language-server

If you encounter installation errors, ensure you have node version 8 or newer (node --version).

The following editors and IDEs have available clients:

• Visual Studio Code (Bash IDE)
• Atom (ide-bash)
• Vim (see below)
• Neovim (see below)
• Oni (see below)
• Eclipse (ShellWax)
• Emacs (see below)
• JupyterLab (jupyterlab-lsp)

For Vim 8 or later install the plugin prabirshrestha/vim-lsp and add the following configuration to .vimrc:

if executable('bash-language-server') au User lsp_setup call lsp#register_server({ \ 'name': 'bash-language-server', \ 'cmd': {server_info->[&shell, &shellcmdflag, 'bash-language-server start']}, \ 'whitelist': ['sh'], \ }) endif

For Vim 8 or Neovim using neoclide/coc.nvim, according to it's Wiki article, add the following to your coc-settings.json:

 "languageserver": { "bash": { "command": "bash-language-server", "args": ["start"], "filetypes": ["sh"], "ignoredRootPaths": ["~"] } }

For Vim 8 or NeoVim using w0rp/ale add the following configuration to your .vimrc:

let g:ale_linters = { \ 'sh': ['language_server'], \ }

Install the plugin autozimu/LanguageClient-neovim and add the following configuration to init.vim:

let g:LanguageClient_serverCommands = { \ 'sh': ['bash-language-server', 'start'] \ }

On the config file (File -> Preferences -> Edit Oni config) add the following configuration:

"language.bash.languageServer.command": "bash-language-server", "language.bash.languageServer.arguments": ["start"],

Lsp-mode has a built-in client, can be installed by use-package. Add the configuration to your .emacs.d/init.el

(use-package lsp-mode :commands lsp :hook (sh-mode . lsp))

Please see docs/development-guide for more information.