# chrisant996/clink

Bash's powerful command line editing in cmd.exe

Repository: https://github.com/chrisant996/clink
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/clink
Homepage: https://chrisant996.github.io/clink/
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-24T02:32:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2181, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 10, "gap_med": 8, "n_releases_24m": 64}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5451, forks 207 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:18.838653+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: readline, cmd-exe, shell-enhancement, auto-suggestions, tab-completion, lua-scripting, command-history, command-line

## Member repositories
- chrisant996/clink (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:18.838653+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 2026-08-29T17:56:49.740707+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chrisant996/clink (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:18.838653+00:00, sha ea3fdc4335dd)
  - homepage: https://chrisant996.github.io/clink/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:51:52.286445+00:00, sha f033f637f730)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.