1# Shell Scripts
 2
 3Shell Scripts (bash, zsh, dash, sh) are supported natively by Zed.
 4
 5- Tree-sitter: [tree-sitter/tree-sitter-bash](https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-bash)
 6
 7## Settings
 8
 9You can configure various settings for Shell Scripts in your Zed User Settings (`~/.config/zed/settings.json`) or Zed Project Settings (`.zed/settings.json`):
10
11```json [settings]
12  "languages": {
13    "Shell Script": {
14      "tab_size": 2,
15      "hard_tabs": false
16    }
17  }
18```
19
20### Formatting
21
22Zed supports auto-formatting Shell Scripts using external tools like [`shfmt`](https://github.com/mvdan/sh).
23
241. Install `shfmt`:
25
26```sh
27brew install shfmt            # macos (homebrew)
28sudo apt-get install shfmt    # debian/ubuntu
29dnf install shfmt             # fedora
30yum install shfmt             # redhat
31pacman -Sy shfmt              # archlinux
32choco install shfmt           # windows (chocolatey)
33```
34
352. Ensure `shfmt` is available in your path and check the version:
36
37```sh
38which shfmt
39shfmt --version
40```
41
423. Configure Zed to automatically format Shell Scripts with `shfmt` on save:
43
44```json [settings]
45  "languages": {
46    "Shell Script": {
47      "format_on_save": "on",
48      "formatter": {
49        "external": {
50          "command": "shfmt",
51          // Change `--indent 2` to match your preferred tab_size
52          "arguments": ["--filename", "{buffer_path}", "--indent", "2"]
53        }
54      }
55    }
56  }
57```
58
59## See also:
60
61- [Zed Docs: Language Support: Bash](./bash.md)
62- [Zed Docs: Language Support: Fish](./fish.md)