DASH Shell Alternatives

DASH Shell is described as 'DASH is a POSIX-compliant implementation of /bin/sh that aims to be as small as possible. It does this without sacrificing speed where possible. In fact, it is significantly faster than bash (the GNU Bourne-Again SHell) for most tasks. DASH stands for Debian Almquist Shell' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to DASH Shell for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Cygwin apps. The best DASH Shell alternative is fish, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DASH Shell are GNU Bourne Again SHell, Zsh, Nu Shell and Elk Shell.

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  1. Ergonomica icon
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    Ergonomica is a cross-platform shell language, implemented in Python. Ergonomica aims to modernize the terminal, in an easily-extensible and usable language, independent of the OS on which it runs. It uses existing core utilities such as the os and shutil packages, as well as...

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. fshell icon
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    fshell is the Symbian equivalent of bash + telnet + a posix-like set of command-line tools. In other words it's a console framework for Symbian OS with support for remote connections and a suite of tools for debugging the device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Symbian S60
     
  3. Elvish icon
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    Elvish is a friendly and expressive shell for UN*X systems including Linux, macOS and BSDs.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. Closh icon
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    Closh combines the best of traditional unix shells with the power of Clojure. It aims to be a modern alternative to bash.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Janetsh icon
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    A new system shell that uses the Janet Language for high level scripting while also supporting the things we love about sh. Minimal knowledge of janet is required for basic shell usage, but as you become more familiar with janet, your shell...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. OverOS icon
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    Simple shell/TUI written completely in c++ containing a basic "kernel", command support, and the ability to run a KAutoRun application upon boot.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Oil icon
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    Oil is a new Unix shell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  8. eltclsh icon
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    eltclsh (editline tcl shell) is an interactive shell for the TCL programming language. It provides command line editing, history browsing as well as variables and command completion thanks to editline features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
     
  9. LibTerm icon
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    LibTerm is a command line interface for iPhone and iPad. Includes what you need for coding C programs!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. RazzShell icon
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    RazzShell is a Unix shell built with customization in mind, offering command alias support, colorful output, and environment variable handling. Developed in C, it’s designed for Unix/Linux systems and licensed under the MIT license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Kali Linux
     
  11. Murex icon
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    Murex is a shell, like bash / zsh / fish / etc however Murex supports an enhanced UX and support for additional type information in pipelines, which can be used for complex data formats like JSON or tables.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  12. nsh icon
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    A command-line shell like fish, complete with tab completion and syntax highlighting, but also POSIX compatibility. Made with Rust, featuring built-in zero configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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