rc - a shell Alternatives

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   Xiki

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   Xiki makes the command line friendlier and more powerful. Xiki Shell (xsh) lets you use Xiki from command line, in a way that augments your current favorite shell (bash or zsh).

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • Shell

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   sash

    2 likes

   a stand-alone shell with many built-in commands. The built in commands of sash have all libraries linked statically, so unlike most shells, the standard UNIX commands do not rely on external libraries. In case of emergencies, you can boot directly into sash and use it as a...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • Shell

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   Ergonomica

    2 likes

   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...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • Shell

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

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   fshell

    2 likes

   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

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • Shell

   Platforms

   • Symbian S60

   

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   Elvish

    2 likes

   Elvish is a friendly and expressive shell for UN*X systems including Linux, macOS and BSDs.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)

   Application type

   • Shell

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

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   OverOS

    1 like

   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

   Application type

   • Shell

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   Janetsh

    2 likes

   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)

   Application type

   • Shell

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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    Closh

     1 like

    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

    Application type

    • Shell

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    

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    Oil

     1 like

    Oil is a new Unix shell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Shell

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    

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    eltclsh

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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

    Application type

    • Shell

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin

    

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    arsh

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    A statically typed scripting language with shell-like features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application type

    • Shell

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac

    

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    LibTerm

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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)

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    • Italy
    • EU

    

    

    

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