chrisant996/clink

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5451 stars · 207 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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Clink injects GNU Readline-powered command line editing into Windows cmd.exe, adding rich completion, persistent history, auto-suggestions, and Lua-scriptable prompts. It is a native Windows tool written in C++ that enhances the default cmd.exe experience.

Use cases

• add bash-style tab completion to cmd.exe
• get auto-suggestions while typing commands in cmd
• keep persistent command history across cmd.exe sessions
• customize the cmd.exe prompt with Lua scripts
• improve key bindings and line editing in the Windows command prompt

When to choose

• you use cmd.exe on Windows and want readline-style editing and completion
• you want fish-like auto-suggestions in the Windows command prompt
• you need scriptable prompt and completion customization via Lua

When to avoid

• you already use PowerShell or a modern shell with rich completion
• you need a full Unix shell environment rather than cmd.exe enhancements
• you work primarily on Linux or macOS

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli developer-tools developer-tools windows windows cli readline cmd-exe shell-enhancement auto-suggestions tab-completion lua-scripting command-history command-line

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