Redo installation file structure, move lots of things to $PREFIX/share/fish

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diff --git a/share/functions/psub.fish b/share/functions/psub.fish
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+
+
+function psub -d (_ "Read from stdin into a file and output the filename. Remove the file when the command that called psub exits.")
+
+	set -l filename
+	set -l funcname
+
+	if count $argv >/dev/null
+		switch $argv[1]
+			case '-h*' --h --he --hel --help
+
+				help psub
+				return 0
+
+			case '*'
+				printf (_ "%s: Unknown argument '%s'\n") psub $argv[1]
+				return 1
+		end
+	end
+
+	if not status --is-command-substitution
+		echo psub: Not inside of command substitution >&2
+		return
+	end
+
+	# Find unique file name for writing output to
+	while true
+		set filename /tmp/.psub.(echo %self).(random);
+		if not test -e $filename
+			break;
+		end
+	end
+
+	# Write output to pipe. This needs to be done in the background so
+	# that the command substitution exits without needing to wait for
+	# all the commands to exit
+	mkfifo $filename 
+	cat >$filename &
+
+	# Write filename to stdout
+	echo $filename
+
+	# Find unique function name
+	while true
+		set funcname __fish_psub_(random);
+		if not functions $funcname >/dev/null ^/dev/null
+			break;
+		end
+	end
+
+	# Make sure we erase file when caller exits
+	eval function $funcname --on-job-exit caller\; rm $filename\; functions -e $funcname\; end	
+
+end