# alebcay/awesome-shell

A curated list of awesome command-line frameworks, toolkits, guides and gizmos. Inspired by awesome-php.

Repository: https://github.com/alebcay/awesome-shell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-shell
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: awesome-list, awesome, list, zsh, fish, bash, cli, shell
Last push: 2025-08-28T14:40:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 50/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 39, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4441, "days_push": 370, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 37512, forks 2553 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:01.439153+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of command-line frameworks, toolkits, guides, and gizmos, inspired by awesome-php. It catalogs shells, productivity tools, customization resources, and shell script development materials.

## Use cases
- find a modern alternative shell like fish or nushell
- discover CLI productivity tools for terminal workflows
- find guides for writing better shell scripts
- look up shell package managers and frameworks
- customize my bash or zsh prompt and environment

## When to choose
- you want a curated starting point for exploring shell and CLI tooling
- you are comparing shells or terminal frameworks
- you need references for shell script development best practices

## When to avoid
- you need a runnable tool rather than a list of links
- you want in-depth tutorials instead of a link directory

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, shell, bash, zsh, fish, curated-list, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- alebcay/awesome-shell (main) score 50

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:01.439153+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:25:37.881269+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alebcay/awesome-shell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:01.439153+00:00, sha 2ff2974a0164)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.