Bash LSP Setup

This command will configure your Bash/Shell development environment with bash-language-server and essential tools.

Prerequisites Check

First, verify Node.js is installed:

node --version
npm --version

Installation Steps

1. Install bash-language-server

npm install -g bash-language-server

2. Install Development Tools

# Linting
brew install shellcheck

# Formatting
brew install shfmt

3. Verify Installation

bash-language-server --version
shellcheck --version
shfmt --version

4. Enable LSP in Claude Code

export ENABLE_LSP_TOOL=1

Verification

Test the LSP integration:

# Create a test file
cat > test_lsp.sh << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
greet() {
    local name="$1"
    echo "Hello, $name!"
}
greet "World"
EOF

# Run ShellCheck
shellcheck test_lsp.sh

# Run shfmt
shfmt -w test_lsp.sh

# Clean up
rm test_lsp.sh