basherpm/basher

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1301 stars · 80 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Basher is a package manager for shell scripts and functions, letting users install, update, and uninstall shell packages directly from GitHub or other git hosts with a single command. It works with bash, zsh, and fish, managing a central package directory and PATH integration.

Use cases

• install shell scripts from github with one command
• manage bash packages like npm manages node packages
• keep command-line scripts updated centrally
• install zsh or fish shell packages
• link a local shell package for development
• avoid manually editing PATH for each script

When to choose

• you frequently install and share shell scripts across machines
• you want npm/composer-like workflow for bash tools
• you use bash, zsh, or fish and want automatic PATH management

When to avoid

• you need packages with compiled binaries or complex dependencies
• you prefer system package managers like apt or brew for CLI tools
• your environment only has bash < 4 (e.g., default macOS bash)

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

package-manager cli developer-tools developer-tools cli cross-platform shell-scripts bash zsh fish git-based-packages command-line automation linux macos

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