Not all linux distributions have /bin/{shell} (e.g. NixOS)

[sweenu]

Several Linux distributions do not follow the FHS.
Here's how it looks like for me on NixOS:

$ echo $SHELL
/run/current-system/sw/bin/fish
$ readlink /run/current-system/sw/bin/fish
/nix/store/q8f2zk07qi7hmvgppdsfa1pwiihyrnji-fish-3.5.1/bin/fish
$ ls /bin/bash
ls: cannot access '/bin/bash': No such file or directory
$ which bash
/run/current-system/sw/bin/bash
$ readlink (which bash)
/nix/store/bap4d0lpcrhpwmpb8ayjcgkmvfj62lnq-bash-interactive-5.1-p16/bin/bash

All executables on NixOS are in my nix store (/nix/store) and are symbolically linked to some other places (here for example in /run/current-system/sw, which is in my $PATH).

So the only way for me to use that plugin is to manually ln -s /run/current-system/sw/bin/bash /bin/bash. And choose the bash option in the plugin's settings. It's not ideal, it's more of a hack that I truly wish I could avoid doing just for one obsidian plugin.

There is a real need for #108 or at least adding an option for /bin/sh because this will always be present in NixOS and I figure also in other such distros.

Love the plugin otherwise, very good job!

[Taitava]

Hi, thank you for your post and for your feedback! 🙂

You are right, #108 is definitely needed. I can't give any timetable for it, but I think it could be the next big thing to aim for. I've been thinking about it quite a lot recently.

[Taitava]

I moved this discussion from Q&A to Ideas.