A critical bug in Fish shell version 4.3.0 has been addressed with the release of update 4.3.1, which fixes a potential system crash caused by expanding abbreviations within the shell. The issue was identified as specific defect #12223, which threatened to disrupt user experience and cause an unintended shutdown. Fortunately, the 4.3.1 update resolves this problem, ensuring a smoother interaction between users and the Fish shell. Fish's overall reliability has improved for all users, especially those who previously encountered issues after upgrading to 4.3.0.

Fish 4.3.1 released

A new update is now available for the Fish shell, tackling a critical bug that emerged with the latest version, 4.3.0. The issue at hand was a potential system crash that could occur when users expanded abbreviations within the shell.

At the heart of this problem lay a specific defect identified by developers as #12223. This flaw threatened to disrupt the user experience, causing an unintended shutdown of the Fish shell. Fortunately, the latest update has been crafted specifically to resolve this issue and ensure a smoother interaction between the user and the shell.

So fixing that particular crash improves Fish's overall reliability for everyone using it. If you'd previously run into trouble after upgrading to 4.3.0 because of this bug, get ready for things to be more stable.

Release fish 4.3.1

This release fixes the following problem identified in 4.3.0: Possible crash after expanding an abbreviation (#12223).

Release fish 4.3.1 · fish-shell/fish-shell