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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - <a href='#faq-titlebar'>I'm seeing weird output before each prompt when using screen. What's wrong?</a>
 - <a href='#faq-greeting'>How do I change the greeting message?</a>
 - <a href='#faq-history'>Why doesn't history substitution ("!$" etc.) work?</a>
+- <a href='#faq-uninstalling'>How do I uninstall fish?</a>
 
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@@ -146,4 +147,19 @@ Fish history recall is very simple yet effective:
 
 See <a href='index.html#editor'>documentation</a> for more details about line editing in fish.
 
+<hr>
+
+\section faq-uninstalling Uninstalling fish
+
+Should you wish to uninstall fish, first ensure fish is not set as your shell. Run <code>chsh -s /bin/bash</code> if you are not sure. 
+
+Next, do the following (assuming fish was installed to /usr/local):
+
+<pre>
+rm -Rf /usr/local/etc/fish /usr/local/share/fish ~/.config/fish
+rm /usr/local/share/man/man1/fish*.1
+cd /usr/local/bin
+rm -f fish mimedb fish_pager fishd fish_indent
+</pre>
+
 */