dthree/cash

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7736 stars · 197 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Cash is a cross-platform implementation of common Unix/Linux shell commands written in pure ES6 for Node.js, installable via npm. It provides an interactive shell and a programmatic API for running commands like ls, grep, and cp on any platform, especially Windows.

Use cases

• run linux commands like ls and grep on windows
• use unix shell commands in node.js scripts programmatically
• cross-platform bash-style scripting in javascript
• avoid installing cygwin or wsl for basic unix commands
• pipe windows and unix commands together like ipconfig | grep
• install individual unix commands globally via npm

When to choose

• you need basic unix commands on windows without native compiling
• you want to invoke shell-like commands programmatically from javascript
• you prefer a pure-node, dependency-free alternative to cygwin

When to avoid

• you need a full POSIX shell or complex bash scripting
• you need actively maintained software - the project is unmaintained and seeking volunteers
• you are on a unix-like system that already has these commands natively
• you need advanced command features beyond the implemented subset

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

cli developer-tools file-system developer-tools cross-platform cross-platform windows cli unix-commands shell-emulator es6 bash-alternative windows-unix-commands command-line nodejs linux macos

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