GKgkfasdfasdf·Dec 7, 2021
As well, having a bash language server enabled (https://github.com/bash-lsp/bash-language-server) helps immensely.
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bash-language-server
A language server for Bash
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A language server for Bash
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8 sourcesI think there are runtime dependencies, just not at the root level of the repo.
https://github.com/bash-lsp/bash-language-server/blob/fa5a65...
In Bash-LSP: A language server for Bash> If you would have told me 5 years ago I'd need to install node and typescript in order to get auto completion for bash, I'd have called you crazy.
This line right here means there's no runtime dependencies https://github.com/bash-lsp/bash-language-server/blob/fa5a65...
edit: turns out there are runtime dependencies (see child comments). Still, typescript is not one of them.
In Bash-LSP: A language server for BashLanguage Servers are pieces of software that implement IDE-like features (like go to definition, find usages, call-hierarchy, rename method, etc) for a given language in an editor-agnostic way.
With that, any editor that supports Language Servers can use those to provide better support to a language without implementing any details.
In this case, you can see some of the supported editors in the README itself:
https://github.com/bash-lsp/bash-language-server#clients
In Bash-LSP: A language server for BashBash-LSP: A language server for Bash
224 points · Open discussionBash-LSP: A language server for Bash
3 points · Open discussionyeah, for integration with coc-nvim, take a look at this github comment:
https://github.com/meatwallace/dotfiles/issues/129#issuecomm...
There is also a LSP at :
https://github.com/bash-lsp/bash-language-server
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