install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install fizsh

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install fizsh

Debian stable package indexes · fizsh · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Fish-like front end for ZSH

Project links

Commands and aliases

fizsh

history

Project history and usage

fizsh, the Friendly Interactive ZSHell, is a front end for zsh that adds fish-inspired interactive syntax highlighting, history search, and a compact informative prompt.

Project history

The current GitHub repository was created in 2011 under zsh-users. Its tags show a 1.0.0 release in October 2011 and a 1.0.9 tag in August 2017, with earlier 0.0.1 tags preserved in the repository.

Adoption history

fizsh is a niche bridge project for zsh users who wanted some fish-like interactive affordances without switching shells. Its README documents source installation, unprivileged home-directory installation, SourceForge Debian packages, Debian and Ubuntu package installation, and an Arch AUR package.

How it is used

After installation, users run `fizsh` instead of invoking zsh directly. The wrapper starts an interactive zsh environment with fizsh's highlighting, history search, and prompt behavior configured.

Why package nerds care

fizsh is historically interesting because it packages a shell user-experience layer rather than a full shell: it sits on top of zsh while borrowing ideas associated with fish, which makes it a small but clear example of cross-pollination between Unix shell communities.

Timeline

2011: GitHub repository created.
2011: v1.0.0 tag created.
2017: v1.0.9 tag created.
2022: Repository last pushed according to GitHub metadata.

Related projects

Related projects include zsh, fish shell, zsh-users plugins, shell prompt frameworks, and command-history search tools.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.fizsh/.fizshrc

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`fizsh`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.0.9

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/zsh-users/fizsh

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/zsh-users/fizshnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:fizsh
Version	1.0.9
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fizsh
Homepage	https://github.com/zsh-users/fizsh
Repository	https://github.com/zsh-users/fizsh
Upstream docs	https://github.com/zsh-users/fizsh#readme
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/fizsh/fizsh-1.0.9.tar.gz
Dependencies	zsh
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	fizsh
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

fizsh 1.0.9-1.1

Friendly Interactive ZSHell

http://sourceforge.net/projects/fizsh/

sudo apt install fizsh

Section: shells
Architecture: all
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fizsh

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: fizsh from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

fizsh 1.0.9-1

Friendly Interactive ZSHell

http://sourceforge.net/projects/fizsh/

sudo apt install fizsh

Section: universe/shells
Architecture: all
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fizsh

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fizsh from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/fizsh.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install fizsh with Homebrew, apt