gsh is a modern, POSIX-compatible, generative shell that’s in an early stage of development.
By generative, the developer means gsh will automatically suggest the next command you’re likely to want to run, and will provide an explanation of the command you are about to run.
This is free and open source software.
Goals:
- POSIX-compatibility: you shouldn’t need to learn a new shell language to adopt gsh.
- Embrace AI: gsh is designed from the ground up for the generative AI era to provide you with intelligent assistance at the right place, right time.
- Privacy: gsh should allow you to use local LLMs for guaranteed privacy.
- Customizability: gsh is your shell. You should be able to configure it to your liking.
- Extensibility: gsh should allow the community to build and share extensions to make it more useful.
Website: github.com/atinylittleshell/gsh
Support:
Developer: atinylittleshell
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
gsh is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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