babelfish

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# babelfish\n\nTranslate bash scripts to [fish](https://fishshell.com).\n\n## Why?\n\nBecause I got annoyed by having to use [fish-foreign-env](https://github.com/oh-my-fish/plugin-foreign-env) or [bass](https://github.com/edc/bass), which are slow, since they create multiple bash processes. With this program I can translate bash scripts to fish, and run them directly in fish.\n\n## But how?\n\n`babelfish` parses the script using [mvdan.cc/sh](https://github.com/mvdan/sh), and then translates bash expressions to the equivalent fish code. That\u0027s it! You can find the code that walks the AST and emits fish code [here](https://github.com/bouk/babelfish/blob/master/translate/translate.go).\n\n## Install\n\nIf you have Homebrew, just run:\n\n```shell\nbrew install babelfish\n```\n\nElse:\n\n```shell\ngo install bou.ke/babelfish@latest\n```\n\n## Example\n\n```sh\n# Pass some code on stdin to translate it\n$ echo \u0027f() { export SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$(gpgconf --list-dirs agent-ssh-socket); local cool=yep; }\u0027 | babelfish\nfunction f\n  set -gx SSH_AUTH_SOCK (gpgconf --list-dirs agent-ssh-socket | string collect; or echo)\n  set -l cool \u0027yep\u0027\nend\n# Pass the result to source to load it into fish\n$ echo \u0027echo Nice to meet you user $UID\u0027 | babelfish | source\nNice to meet you user 502\n# Or install the shell hook!\n$ source babel.fish\n$ source chruby.sh\n$ chruby\n   ruby-2.5\n   ruby-2.6\n   ruby-2.7\n```\n\n## To do\n\nProbably still a lot. There\u0027s a couple variables like `$BASH_SOURCE` that aren\u0027t translated, and not all arithmetic expressions are implemented either. Pull requests and issues welcome!\n",
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