diff --git a/applications/fish b/applications/fish
index d8e61b1..6d687b6 100644
--- a/applications/fish
+++ b/applications/fish
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 # launch tmux if we're in an interactive terminal emulator
 if status is-interactive && not status is-login && test -z "$TMUX"
diff --git a/copy-files b/copy-files
index 9635dad..5484ff3 100755
--- a/copy-files
+++ b/copy-files
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 # copy regular files
 mkdir -p \
diff --git a/scripts/fish/bindings b/scripts/fish/bindings
index fa1d5ef..e8b8436 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/bindings
+++ b/scripts/fish/bindings
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 bind --user \ch backward-char
 bind --user \cl forward-char
diff --git a/scripts/fish/build-hosts b/scripts/fish/build-hosts
index 721d7de..37de075 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/build-hosts
+++ b/scripts/fish/build-hosts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function build-hosts -d 'Builds /etc/hosts'
 	cd $_agw_dir_src/hosts
diff --git a/scripts/fish/cheat b/scripts/fish/cheat
index 5a41be9..b7f99e4 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/cheat
+++ b/scripts/fish/cheat
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function cheat.sh -d 'Grabs a sheet from cheat.sh' -a arg
 	curl cheat.sh/$arg
diff --git a/scripts/fish/crtolf b/scripts/fish/crtolf
index 68d3ec2..57e639c 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/crtolf
+++ b/scripts/fish/crtolf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function crtolf -d 'Converts all CR=EOL files to LF=EOL'
 	for f in (find . -type f)
diff --git a/scripts/fish/find-no-album-artist b/scripts/fish/find-no-album-artist
index d06e01c..1227a5e 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/find-no-album-artist
+++ b/scripts/fish/find-no-album-artist
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function find-no-album-artist -d "Finds files which don't have an album artist"
 	set filter 'pan=mono|c0=0.5*FL+-0.5*FR,silenceremove=start_periods=1:detection=peak'
diff --git a/scripts/fish/find-stereo b/scripts/fish/find-stereo
index b349c16..13ab372 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/find-stereo
+++ b/scripts/fish/find-stereo
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function find-stereo -d 'Finds files that are stereo'
 	set filter 'pan=mono|c0=0.5*FL+-0.5*FR,silenceremove=start_periods=1:detection=peak'
diff --git a/scripts/fish/flac2mp3 b/scripts/fish/flac2mp3
index fac6038..ee06e3c 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/flac2mp3
+++ b/scripts/fish/flac2mp3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function flac2mp3 -d 'Converts FLAC files to MP3'
 	for f in ./*.flac
diff --git a/scripts/fish/generate-grub b/scripts/fish/generate-grub
index 28212bf..b329a35 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/generate-grub
+++ b/scripts/fish/generate-grub
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function generate-grub -d 'Generates and installs GRUB'
 	sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
diff --git a/scripts/fish/homebrew b/scripts/fish/homebrew
index bf9fb6b..d225a87 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/homebrew
+++ b/scripts/fish/homebrew
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 set -x HOMEBREW_NO_ANALYTICS 1
 set -x HOMEBREW_INSTALL_BADGE 'OK'
diff --git a/scripts/fish/makepkg b/scripts/fish/makepkg
index 79f91b6..fd2b9d8 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/makepkg
+++ b/scripts/fish/makepkg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function emit-srcinfo -d 'Emits .SRCINFO'
 	makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO
diff --git a/scripts/fish/megadl b/scripts/fish/megadl
index 0361f74..2cd9c28 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/megadl
+++ b/scripts/fish/megadl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function megadl-all -d 'Downloads all files in ~/dl'
 	megadl (cat ~/dl)
diff --git a/scripts/fish/prompt b/scripts/fish/prompt
index dbbd97a..829930d 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/prompt
+++ b/scripts/fish/prompt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function fish_prompt
 	set _stat $status
diff --git a/scripts/fish/ql b/scripts/fish/ql
index cab0d2f..d782e7f 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/ql
+++ b/scripts/fish/ql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function ql -d 'Changes directory to a quicklink' -a name
 	if not set -q quicklink_$name name
diff --git a/scripts/fish/rebuild b/scripts/fish/rebuild
index cbe6a58..606b4ab 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/rebuild
+++ b/scripts/fish/rebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function rebuild -d 'Builds an AUR package'
 	$_agw_dir_scripts/rebuild.rkt $argv
diff --git a/scripts/fish/show-colors b/scripts/fish/show-colors
index a04868d..4ed6756 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/show-colors
+++ b/scripts/fish/show-colors
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function show-colors -d "Displays all of the terminal colors"
 	# hashmaps? what are those!? :D - fish
diff --git a/scripts/fish/transfer b/scripts/fish/transfer
index 8da4020..51e8718 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/transfer
+++ b/scripts/fish/transfer
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function vis-transfer -d 'Shows how a transfer is doing with pv' -a name
 	tail -f "$name" | pv > /dev/null
diff --git a/scripts/fish/update-vim-plugins b/scripts/fish/update-vim-plugins
index 24efe98..7613781 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/update-vim-plugins
+++ b/scripts/fish/update-vim-plugins
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function pull-vim-plugin -d 'Updates all vim plugins in the current directory'
 	cd $argv[1]
diff --git a/scripts/fish/vm-macemu b/scripts/fish/vm-macemu
index f82374e..1dcf10c 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/vm-macemu
+++ b/scripts/fish/vm-macemu
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function vm-macemu -d "Frontend to SheepShaver and BasiliskII" -a arch cfg
 	switch "$arch"
diff --git a/scripts/fish/vm-nextemu b/scripts/fish/vm-nextemu
index cfe8ba0..b1b2409 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/vm-nextemu
+++ b/scripts/fish/vm-nextemu
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function vm-nextemu -d "Frontend to Previous" -a cfg
 	set config ~/.previous/previous.cfg
diff --git a/scripts/fish/vm-qemu b/scripts/fish/vm-qemu
index 983f675..1a060db 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/vm-qemu
+++ b/scripts/fish/vm-qemu
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function vm-qemu -d "Frontend to QEMU"
 	set cfg $argv[1]
diff --git a/scripts/fish/vnc b/scripts/fish/vnc
index 1e80310..5538374 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/vnc
+++ b/scripts/fish/vnc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 function vnc -d 'Runs x11vnc, always'
 	while true
diff --git a/scripts/hourly b/scripts/hourly
index 0c5ec65..2f23930 100755
--- a/scripts/hourly
+++ b/scripts/hourly
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 if not test "$DISPLAY"
 	exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/sharenix b/scripts/sharenix
index 8810f6f..9fac2e1 100755
--- a/scripts/sharenix
+++ b/scripts/sharenix
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 function notify
 	notify-send -a sharenix -i dialog-information $argv
diff --git a/scripts/sharenix-cw b/scripts/sharenix-cw
index 0f8caaa..653c1a1 100755
--- a/scripts/sharenix-cw
+++ b/scripts/sharenix-cw
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 source "$_agw_dir_scripts/sharenix"
 run_spectacle -a
diff --git a/scripts/sharenix-fs b/scripts/sharenix-fs
index f577df4..7e8cb83 100755
--- a/scripts/sharenix-fs
+++ b/scripts/sharenix-fs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 source "$_agw_dir_scripts/sharenix"
 run_spectacle -m
diff --git a/scripts/sharenix-sel b/scripts/sharenix-sel
index 8679168..74491c7 100755
--- a/scripts/sharenix-sel
+++ b/scripts/sharenix-sel
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 source "$_agw_dir_scripts/sharenix"
 run_spectacle -r
diff --git a/virtual-machines/Alpine b/virtual-machines/Alpine
index 4011c7c..308bd67 100755
--- a/virtual-machines/Alpine
+++ b/virtual-machines/Alpine
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 set _arch x86_64
 set _install "$_vm_media/Linux/Alpine/standard-3.10.1-x86_64.iso"
diff --git a/virtual-machines/Arch b/virtual-machines/Arch
index 4a6b754..89b6065 100755
--- a/virtual-machines/Arch
+++ b/virtual-machines/Arch
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 set _arch x86_64
 set _install "$_vm_media/Linux/Arch/2018.08.01-x86_64.iso"
diff --git a/virtual-machines/CRUX b/virtual-machines/CRUX
index 26a8ae7..6324895 100755
--- a/virtual-machines/CRUX
+++ b/virtual-machines/CRUX
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 set _arch x86_64
 set _install "$_vm_media/Linux/CRUX/3.5.iso"
diff --git a/virtual-machines/CentOS b/virtual-machines/CentOS
index 497f77e..4de2855 100755
--- a/virtual-machines/CentOS
+++ b/virtual-machines/CentOS
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 set _arch x86_64
 set _install "$_vm_media/Linux/CentOS/7-x86_64-DVD-1810.iso"
diff --git a/virtual-machines/Fedora b/virtual-machines/Fedora
index 7022142..bae6809 100755
--- a/virtual-machines/Fedora
+++ b/virtual-machines/Fedora
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 set _arch x86_64
 set _install "$_vm_media/Linux/Fedora/Workstation-Live-x86_64-30-1.2.iso"
diff --git a/virtual-machines/NetBSD b/virtual-machines/NetBSD
index 461d7b6..a5ebc67 100755
--- a/virtual-machines/NetBSD
+++ b/virtual-machines/NetBSD
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 set _arch x86_64
 set _install "$_vm_media/BSD/NetBSD/NetBSD-8.1-amd64.iso"
diff --git a/virtual-machines/Void b/virtual-machines/Void
index 75abc48..e5ef4be 100755
--- a/virtual-machines/Void
+++ b/virtual-machines/Void
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 set _arch x86_64
 set _install "$_vm_media/Linux/Void/live-x86_64-musl-20181111.iso"
diff --git a/virtual-machines/Win2000 b/virtual-machines/Win2000
index 51d1fbb..f7d0b03 100755
--- a/virtual-machines/Win2000
+++ b/virtual-machines/Win2000
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 set _arch i386
 set _install "$_vm_media/MS Windows/2000 Pro/5.00.2195.iso"
diff --git a/virtual-machines/Win98 b/virtual-machines/Win98
index 6293f7e..fb31e96 100755
--- a/virtual-machines/Win98
+++ b/virtual-machines/Win98
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 set _arch i386
 set _boot "$_vm_media/Boot Disks/Win/98SE.img"
diff --git a/virtual-machines/elementaryOS b/virtual-machines/elementaryOS
index e607349..f704f72 100755
--- a/virtual-machines/elementaryOS
+++ b/virtual-machines/elementaryOS
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-# vim: syntax=fish:
 
 set _arch x86_64
 set _install "$_vm_media/Linux/elementaryOS/5.0-stable.20181016.iso"
diff --git a/virtual-machines/qemu-setup b/virtual-machines/qemu-setup
index b60644c..8077510 100644
--- a/virtual-machines/qemu-setup
+++ b/virtual-machines/qemu-setup
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vim: syntax=fish:
+#!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 for opt in $_vm_args
 	switch "$opt"