srsudar/eg
Useful examples at the command line. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
34/100
- Activity 5
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4200
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 573
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2040 stars · 111 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
eg is a Python command-line tool that shows practical usage examples for common Unix commands, acting as a companion to man pages. Examples are stored as markdown files and displayed through a pager, with support for custom example directories.
Use cases
- show usage examples for a command like find or tar
- quickly recall common command line flags without reading man pages
- look up how to untar a bzipped tarball
- list all commands with available examples
- add custom team-specific command examples
When to choose
- you want curated, practical examples instead of exhaustive man pages
- you frequently forget syntax for commands like tar or find
- you want a lightweight, dependency-free pip or brew install
When to avoid
- you need full documentation of every flag and option
- you need an interactive shell or command builder
- the command you need examples for has no example file yet
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli documentation developer-tools developer-tools documentation cli windows cross-platform python man-pages cheatsheet command-examples terminal command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/srsudar/eg · fetched 2026-08-28 · a34270ffbf9f
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/eg/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · ca30ce44548b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| srsudar/eg | main | 34 |
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