Install doc assumes bash

On the install page, I read:

Install Nix via the recommended multi-user installation:

$ sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)

However, it doesn’t work with Fish:

fish: Invalid redirection target:
sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)
   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^

I’m pretty sure there is a syntax that works with both.

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You might get more support in a fish community, but you can try piping instead.

curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh

Or better, download the install script manually and review it before running.

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My point was to improve the doc so that Fish users can copy/paste the examples without extra troubles (for both Fiash and Bash users).

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You found the one outdated variant of the too many places with installation instructions. Opened a PR to fix the immediate problem, but eventually we should fix the underlying issue.

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Thanks @fricklerhandwerk !