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title: Shell Script description: "Configure Shell Script language support in Zed, including language servers, formatting, and debugging."

Shell Scripts

Shell Scripts (bash, zsh, dash, sh) are supported natively by Zed.

Settings

Configure settings in Settings ({#kb zed::OpenSettings}) under Languages > Shell Script, or add to your settings file:

  "languages": {
    "Shell Script": {
      "tab_size": 2,
      "hard_tabs": false
    }
  }

Formatting

Zed supports auto-formatting Shell Scripts using external tools like shfmt.

  1. Install shfmt:
brew install shfmt            # macos (homebrew)
sudo apt-get install shfmt    # debian/ubuntu
dnf install shfmt             # fedora
yum install shfmt             # redhat
pacman -Sy shfmt              # archlinux
choco install shfmt           # windows (chocolatey)
  1. Ensure shfmt is available in your path and check the version:
which shfmt
shfmt --version
  1. Configure formatting in Settings ({#kb zed::OpenSettings}) under Languages > Shell Script, or add to your settings file:
  "languages": {
    "Shell Script": {
      "format_on_save": "on",
      "formatter": {
        "external": {
          "command": "shfmt",
          // Change `--indent 2` to match your preferred tab_size
          "arguments": ["--filename", "{buffer_path}", "--indent", "2"]
        }
      }
    }
  }

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