# denysdovhan/bash-handbook

:book: For those who wanna learn Bash

Repository: https://github.com/denysdovhan/bash-handbook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bash-handbook
Homepage: https://git.io/bash-handbook
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: bash, handbook, learning, how-to, shell, shell-scripts, book, guide
Last push: 2024-02-05T18:45:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3899, "days_push": 940, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6077, forks 756 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:34.832638+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source handbook that teaches Bash shell scripting fundamentals without going too deep, readable on GitHub or installable via npm to view in a terminal pager. It covers variables, expansions, arrays, streams, conditionals, loops, and functions, with multiple translations.

## Use cases
- learn bash scripting from scratch
- quick reference for shell syntax
- understand bash variables and expansions
- learn bash loops and conditionals
- read a bash guide in the terminal
- brush up on shell scripting basics

## When to choose
- you want a concise, beginner-friendly introduction to Bash
- you prefer reading documentation in your terminal via npm
- you need a free, translated Bash reference

## When to avoid
- you need advanced or exhaustive Bash coverage
- you want an interactive course rather than a written handbook
- you need a formally maintained book with a software license

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: bash, shell-scripting, handbook, guide, npm-package, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- denysdovhan/bash-handbook (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.832638+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 2026-08-29T17:48:20.721023+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/denysdovhan/bash-handbook (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.832638+00:00, sha 41db6af7160b)
  - homepage: https://git.io/bash-handbook (fetched 2026-08-29T08:45:11.466953+00:00, sha 8e292c19b48f)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/bash-handbook (fetched 2026-08-29T08:45:11.470213+00:00, sha 4b43db4af584)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.