# barryclark/bashstrap

A quick way to spruce up your terminal in OSX.

Repository: https://github.com/barryclark/bashstrap
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bashstrap
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Last push: 2019-05-22T22:01:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4754, "days_push": 2660, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1556, forks 120 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:03.249696+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: dotfiles, bash, terminal-customization, iterm, shell-prompt, command-line, macos

## Member repositories
- barryclark/bashstrap (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.249696+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 2026-08-30T04:29:58.668034+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/barryclark/bashstrap (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.249696+00:00, sha 12bafefb500f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.