\section abbr abbr - manage fish abbreviations

\subsection abbr-synopsis Synopsis
\fish{synopsis}
abbr -a word phrase...
abbr -s
abbr -l
abbr -e word
\endfish

\subsection abbr-description Description

`abbr` manipulates the list of abbreviations that fish will expand.

Abbreviations are user-defined character sequences or words that are replaced with longer phrases after they are entered. For example, a frequently-run command such as `git checkout` can be abbreviated to `gco`. After entering `gco` and pressing @key{Space} or @key{Enter}, the full text `git checkout` will appear in the command line.

Abbreviations are stored using universal variables. You can create abbreviations directly on the command line, and they will be saved automatically. Calling `abbr -a` in config.fish will lead to slightly worse startup performance.

The following parameters are available:

- `-a WORD PHRASE` or `--add WORD PHRASE` Adds a new abbreviation, where WORD will be expanded to PHRASE.

- `-s` or `--show` Show all abbreviated words and their expanded phrases in a manner suitable for export and import.

- `-l` or `--list` Lists all abbreviated words.

- `-e WORD` or `--erase WORD` Erase the abbreviation WORD.

Note: fish version 2.1 supported `-a WORD=PHRASE`. This syntax is now deprecated but will still be converted.

\subsection abbr-example Examples

\fish
abbr -a gco git checkout
\endfish
Add a new abbreviation where `gco` will be replaced with `git checkout`.

\fish
abbr -e gco
\endfish
Erase the `gco` abbreviation.

\fish
ssh another_host abbr -s | source
\endfish
Import the abbreviations defined on another_host over SSH.