# dthree/cash

Cross-platform Linux commands in ES6

Repository: https://github.com/dthree/cash
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cash
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2020-01-14T08:48:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3845, "days_push": 2423, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7736, forks 197 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:02.682090+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cli, developer-tools, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows, cli
- tags: unix-commands, shell-emulator, es6, bash-alternative, windows-unix-commands, command-line, nodejs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- dthree/cash (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.682090+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 2026-08-29T17:35:11.650359+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dthree/cash (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.682090+00:00, sha 0a4a0fd294ba)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/cash (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:33.656627+00:00, sha 094da611418f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.