I am one of the contributors of Oh My Fish.
I highly recommend you upgrading from previous version by doing a clean install. Please follow the upgrade instructions present on Oh My Fish repository's README file.
After a clean install it's just a matter of issuing an omf install bobthefish and you will be into the theme.
If you still need help feel free to join our Slack and raise your voice!
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oh-my-fish/docs/Themes.md at master · oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish
May 20, 2026 - [THEMES-NAMESPACE-chain-omf]: https://github.com/oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish
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I am one of the contributors of Oh My Fish.
I highly recommend you upgrading from previous version by doing a clean install. Please follow the upgrade instructions present on Oh My Fish repository's README file.
After a clean install it's just a matter of issuing an omf install bobthefish and you will be into the theme.
If you still need help feel free to join our Slack and raise your voice!
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If you are still using an older version of oh-my-fish, you have to use " around the theme name.
For newer version, you can follow the recommended upgrade path that oh-my-fish provides:
- BACKUP ALL YOUR CUSTOM STUFF
mv ~/.config/fish/config{,_old}.fishrm -rf ~/.oh-my-fish- Do a clean Oh My Fish install
- Copy all lines starting with
PluginandThemefrom~/.config/fish/config_old.fish - Paste them it into
$OMF_CONFIG/bundlefile. If it doesn't exist, create it - Convert all
Plugin "name"lines topackage name - Convert all
Theme "name"lines totheme name omf install
So, to sum up, if you want to install a theme with this newer version, you need to put theme bobthefish in your ~/.config/omf/bundle file.
Is there a simple way to programmatically change fish's theme?
I do that this way, this is what my fish config directory look like . ├── colors ├── completions ├── conf.d ├── functions ├── config.fish └── fish_variables and inside colors directory, i put all my color scheme, each one contains set command for each color variable, e.g. colors/tokyonight.fish contain : set -Ux fish_color_normal blue set -Ux fish_color_command brgreen set -Ux fish_color_param --bold brcyan set -Ux fish_color_quote bryellow set -Ux fish_color_redirection --bold blue set -Ux fish_color_end brblue set -Ux fish_color_error --bold brred set -Ux fish_color_comment white set -Ux fish_color_selection brblack set -Ux fish_color_search_match --background=black set -Ux fish_color_operator --bold yellow set -Ux fish_color_escape cyan set -Ux fish_color_cwd --bold brblue set -Ux fish_color_autosuggestion brblack set -Ux fish_color_user --bold brcyan set -Ux fish_color_host --bold brgreen set -Ux fish_color_host_remote --bold red set -Ux fish_color_cancel red then inside functions directory, all i need is create a function called setscheme.fish like this: function setscheme if test -z "$argv" return 1 end if test -f $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fish/colors/$argv[1].fish fish $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fish/colors/$argv[1].fish end end so i can call setscheme tokyonight to set the color scheme More on reddit.com
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June 18, 2021Use Oh-my-fish to change fish theme
Hi there, welcome to the forum! The problem might be due to the fact that we use starship as a fish prompt. In-fact, your ~/.config/fish/config.fish should have these lines, which are probably overwriting anything you do with oh-my-fish. ## Starship prompt if status --is-interactive source ... More on forum.garudalinux.org
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October 7, 2022Omf theme not changing
My theme is agonster by default when I installed oh-my-fish. When I change it using omf theme bobthefish (or any other theme). The theme doesn't change. But if I do omf theme, now bobthefish is hig... More on github.com
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January 4, 2019[Question] Configuring themes
I have this file ~/.config/fish/fishd.user-super (user-super is my hostname, I'm using the lambda theme) that I believe was generated by my theme since the 2 first lines tell me not to edit it: # This file is automatically generated by the fish. # Do NOT edit it directly, your changes will be ... More on github.com
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Garuda Linux
forum.garudalinux.org › issues & assistance › newbies
Use Oh-my-fish to change fish theme - Newbies - Garuda Linux Forum
October 7, 2022 - Hi everyone! I am not really sure where this topic should be posted so I put it here, as I am actually fairly new to Garuda (used pure Arch for a while, switched to Garuda recently for the help with stuff that otherwise requires days of work everytime). ((BTW: thank you everyone for the amazing job you are doing with this project!)) Anyway, I installed Garuda on my new laptop and I discovered that, instead of my trusted zsh shell there is a fish shell!
GitHub
github.com › oh-my-fish › theme-bobthefish
GitHub - oh-my-fish/theme-bobthefish: A Powerline-style, Git-aware fish theme optimized for awesome. · GitHub
Set theme_color_scheme in a terminal session or in your fish startup files to one of the following options to change the prompt colors.
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GitHub - oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish: The Fish Shell Framework · GitHub
Searches Oh My Fish's database for a given package, theme or both. It also supports fuzzy search, so if you are not sure of the name you can simply omf search simple. Gets or changes the update channel.
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OSTechNix
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Make Your Fish Shell Beautiful Using Oh My Fish - OSTechNix
December 24, 2022 - Oh My Fish is a Fishshell framework that allows you to install packages which extend or modify the look and feel of your shell. It is easy to use, fast and extensible. Using omf, you can easily install themes that enriches the look of your shell and install plugins to tweak your fish shell ...
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r/fishshell on Reddit: Is there a simple way to programmatically change fish's theme?
June 18, 2021 -
I understand that I can use the web interface to pick a theme, but I want to do something similar from the commandline. I know choosing a theme on the web interface just changes each fish_color_... variable to match the theme, and I could theoretically capture that output and put it in a script, but I was wondering if there was something already built into fish similar to set fish_theme Nord or what have you. Thanks!
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I do that this way, this is what my fish config directory look like . ├── colors ├── completions ├── conf.d ├── functions ├── config.fish └── fish_variables and inside colors directory, i put all my color scheme, each one contains set command for each color variable, e.g. colors/tokyonight.fish contain : set -Ux fish_color_normal blue set -Ux fish_color_command brgreen set -Ux fish_color_param --bold brcyan set -Ux fish_color_quote bryellow set -Ux fish_color_redirection --bold blue set -Ux fish_color_end brblue set -Ux fish_color_error --bold brred set -Ux fish_color_comment white set -Ux fish_color_selection brblack set -Ux fish_color_search_match --background=black set -Ux fish_color_operator --bold yellow set -Ux fish_color_escape cyan set -Ux fish_color_cwd --bold brblue set -Ux fish_color_autosuggestion brblack set -Ux fish_color_user --bold brcyan set -Ux fish_color_host --bold brgreen set -Ux fish_color_host_remote --bold red set -Ux fish_color_cancel red then inside functions directory, all i need is create a function called setscheme.fish like this: function setscheme if test -z "$argv" return 1 end if test -f $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fish/colors/$argv[1].fish fish $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fish/colors/$argv[1].fish end end so i can call setscheme tokyonight to set the color scheme
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You could try base16. Basically you choose a palette and it is applied to different templates (in this case you'd choose a fish template). I didn't like the existing fish templates, so I made my own, but I definitely took inspiration from them. If you do go for base16, I also recommend the flavours manager, helps a lot with scripting.
Gitee
gitee.com › carry999 › oh-my-fish › blob › master › docs › Themes.md
docs/Themes.md · carryon/oh-my-fish - Gitee
Another theme choice for Oh-My-Fish! originally created by Jonathan Knapp. This theme will overwrite all of your Fish color and git settings. If you'd like to customize them, you will have to make changes to the fish_prompt.fish file in this theme.
GitHub
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GitHub - oh-my-fish/plugin-theme: Quick theme switcher.
Quick theme switcher for Oh my fish.
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Ubunlog
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OMF (Oh My Fish), fully customize your Fishshell
December 14, 2017 - In this post we will see how make Fishshell look better and become more stylish and functional using Oh My Fish. This a Fishshell plugin that allows you to install packages that extend its functions or modify the appearance. It is easy to use, fast and extensible. By using OMF we will be able to easily install themes that will enrich the appearance of our shell and install add-ons to adjust it to our wishes and needs.
fish-shell
fishshell.com › docs › current › cmds › fish_config.html
fish_config - start the web-based configuration interface — fish-shell 4.8.0 documentation
These are stored in the fish configuration directory, typically ~/.config/fish/themes, with a .theme ending. You can add your own theme by adding a file in that directory. ... # name: 'My Theme' [light] # preferred_background: ffffff fish_color_normal 000000 fish_color_autosuggestion 7f7f7f ...
Ruihao Li
ruihao-li.github.io › blog › fish-shell-customization
Fish shell and customization · Ruihao Li
May 8, 2022 - Change the default shell with chsh -s /usr/local/bin/fish · Oh My Fish: Package manager for customizing the fish shell · Check all the themes contained in Oh My Fish: omf theme · I installed the Agnoster theme: omf install agnoster · Apply the theme: omf theme agnoster ·
GitHub
github.com › mrshu › oh-my-fish › blob › master › docs › Themes.md
oh-my-fish/docs/Themes.md at master · mrshu/oh-my-fish
Another theme choice for Oh-My-Fish! originally created by Jonathan Knapp. This theme will overwrite all of your Fish color and git settings. If you'd like to customize them, you will have to make changes to the fish_prompt.fish file in this theme.
Author mrshu
Garuda Linux
forum.garudalinux.org › issues & assistance › newbies
Use Oh-my-fish to change fish theme - #2 by filo - Newbies - Garuda Linux Forum
October 7, 2022 - Hi there, welcome to the forum! The problem might be due to the fact that we use starship as a fish prompt. In-fact, your ~/.config/fish/config.fish should have these lines, which are probably overwriting anything you do with oh-my-fish. ## Starship prompt if status --is-interactive source ("/usr/bin/starship" init fish --print-full-init | psub) end So, in my opinion, either you comment that part and go on with oh-my-fish, or maybe you could check if changing starship might fit your needs...
Medium
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Set up the fish shell on Mac — step by step | by Tuan Nguyen | Medium
July 27, 2018 - curl -L https://get.oh-my.fish | fish · Step 6 — Install bob the fish theme and nerd font · omf install bobthefish brew tap caskroom/fonts brew cask install font-firacode-nerd-font set -U theme_nerd_fonts yes · Step 7 — Change theme’s scheme · Create config.fish file in ~/.config/fish then add ·
GitHub
github.com › oh-my-fish › oh-my-fish › issues › 671
Omf theme not changing · Issue #671 · oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish
January 4, 2019 - My theme is agonster by default when I installed oh-my-fish. When I change it using omf theme bobthefish (or any other theme). The theme doesn't change. But if I do omf theme, now bobthefish is hig...
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GitHub
github.com › oh-my-fish › theme-bobthefish › wiki › Custom-color-schemes
Custom color schemes · oh-my-fish/theme-bobthefish Wiki · GitHub
April 14, 2018 - Copy and paste that into a file called bobthefish_colors.fish in your $fish_function_path (probably ~/.config/fish/functions/bobthefish_colors.fish) and replace the color variables with the colors you want. If you want to use a base color scheme and just tweak a few things, you can change the __bobthefish_colors default line to reference any of the built-in color schemes.
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Levelup
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Oh My Fish Themes & Plugins
In this video, I show you how to install Oh My Fish themes and plugins to level up your command line shell experience.
GitHub
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[Question] Configuring themes · Issue #606 · oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish
April 8, 2018 - I have this file ~/.config/fish/fishd.user-super (user-super is my hostname, I'm using the lambda theme) that I believe was generated by my theme since the 2 first lines tell me not to edit it: # This file is automatically generated by the fish. # Do NOT edit it directly, your changes will be ...
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GitHub
github.com › oh-my-fish › theme-default
GitHub - oh-my-fish/theme-default · GitHub
Default theme for Oh My Fish.
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