barryclark/bashstrap
A quick way to spruce up your terminal in OSX. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4754
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2660
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1556 stars · 120 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Bashstrap is a set of bash dotfiles that quickly customizes the macOS terminal with a nicer prompt, colors, and time-saving aliases. It is based on Mathias Bynens' dotfiles and includes iTerm configuration recommendations.
Use cases
- make my mac terminal look nicer
- customize bash prompt with git branch
- set up dotfiles quickly on osx
- add syntax highlighting to cat
- faster directory navigation in terminal
- get useful shell aliases for git
When to choose
- you use bash on macOS and want a quick, opinionated terminal setup
- you want git status in your prompt and directory-jumping shortcuts with minimal config
When to avoid
- you use zsh or fish instead of bash
- you want a fully maintained, actively developed dotfiles framework
- you need cross-platform (Linux/Windows) terminal configuration
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
developer-tools configuration-management developer-tools cli dotfiles bash terminal-customization iterm shell-prompt command-line macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/barryclark/bashstrap · fetched 2026-08-28 · 12bafefb500f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| barryclark/bashstrap | main | 23 |
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