sentaku is a small open source utility in which you pipe at the command line into sentaku, and it presents a full-screen menu. It offers a good responsive time.
The utility requires either the Unix shell Bash or Zsh.
Key Features
- Highlighted selection.
- vi-like navigation.
- Arrow-key navigation.
- Help cues.
Website: github.com/rcmdnk/sentaku
Support: Blog
Developer: rcmdnk
License: The MIT License

Related Software
| Small Console Menu Utilities | |
|---|---|
| fzf | General-purpose fuzzy finder for your shell |
| percol | Interactive grep tool in your terminal |
| pdmenu | Console menu program |
| sentaku | Pipe at the command line into sentaku, and it presents a full-screen menu |
| pmenu | Dynamic terminal-based menu inspired by dmenu |
| tmenu | Dynamic menu for tty devices |
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