Bash Language Server

Bash language server implementation based on Tree Sitter and its grammar for Bash and supports explainshell and shellcheck.

We strongly recommend that you install shellcheck to enable linting: https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck#installing

Features

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

Installation

npm i -g bash-language-server

If you encounter installation errors, ensure you have node version 12 or newer (node --version).

Clients

The following editors and IDEs have available clients:

• Atom (ide-bash)
• Eclipse (ShellWax)
• Emacs (see below)
• Helix (built-in support)
• JupyterLab (jupyterlab-lsp)
• Neovim (see below)
• Sublime Text (LSP-bash)
• Vim (see below)
• Visual Studio Code (Bash IDE)
• 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']},
        \ 'allowlist': ['sh'],
        \ })
endif

For Vim 8 or Neovim using neoclide/coc.nvim, according to it's Wiki article, add the following to your coc-settings.json:

  "languageserver": {
    "bash": {
      "command": "bash-language-server",
      "args": ["start"],
      "filetypes": ["sh"],
      "ignoredRootPaths": ["~"]
    }
  }

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

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

Neovim

For NeoVim using autozimu/LanguageClient-neovim, add the following configuration to init.vim:

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

For NeoVim v0.5(nightly) using its built-in lsp, install neovim/nvim-lspconfig and add the following configuration to either your init.vim or init.lua

init.vim:

lua require'lspconfig'.bashls.setup{}

or

init.lua:

require'lspconfig'.bashls.setup{}

For Vim8/NeoVim v0.5 using jayli/vim-easycomplete. Execute :InstallLspServer sh and config nothing. Maybe it's the easiest way to use bash-language-server in vim/nvim.

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"],

Emacs

Lsp-mode has a built-in client, can be installed by use-package. Add the configuration to your .emacs.d/init.el

(use-package lsp-mode
  :commands lsp
  :hook
  (sh-mode . lsp))

Development Guide

Please see docs/development-guide for more information.