Bash Language Server

Bash language server implementation based on Tree Sitter and its grammar for Bash with explainshell integration.

Features

• Jump to declaration
• Find references
• Code Outline & Show Symbols
• Highlight occurrences
• Code completion
• Simple diagnostics reporting
• Documentation for flags on hover
• Rename symbol

Installation

npm i -g bash-language-server

Clients

The following editors and IDEs have available clients:

• Visual Studio Code (Bash IDE)
• Atom (ide-bash)
• Vim (see below)
• Neovim (see below)
• Oni (see below)

Vim

For Vim 8 or later install the plugin prabirshrestha/vim-lsp and add the following configuration to .vimrc:

if executable('bash-language-server')
  au User lsp_setup call lsp#register_server({
        \ 'name': 'bash-language-server',
        \ 'cmd': {server_info->[&shell, &shellcmdflag, 'bash-language-server start']},
        \ 'whitelist': ['sh'],
        \ })
endif

For Vim 8 or NeoVim using w0rp/ale add the following configuration to your .vimrc:

let g:ale_linters = {
    \ 'sh': ['language_server'],
    \ }

Neovim

Install the plugin autozimu/LanguageClient-neovim and add the following configuration to init.vim:

let g:LanguageClient_serverCommands = {
    \ 'sh': ['bash-language-server', 'start']
    \ }

Oni

On the config file (File -> Preferences -> Edit Oni config) add the following configuration:

"language.bash.languageServer.command": "bash-language-server",
"language.bash.languageServer.arguments": ["start"],

Development Guide

Please see docs/development-guide for more information.