santinic/how2
AI for the Command Line observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3854
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1267
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5772 stars · 153 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
how2 is a command-line tool that suggests Unix shell commands from natural-language queries, using AI models retrained on Bash/Zsh plus StackOverflow search via the -s flag. It acts like a natural-language replacement for man pages, with an interactive mode for browsing alternative answers.
Use cases
- find the unix command to compress a folder from a natural language question
- get stackoverflow answers directly in the terminal
- generate quick bash one-liners or scripts from a prompt
- look up shell syntax without opening a browser
- get powershell command suggestions
When to choose
- you want natural-language shell command lookup without leaving the terminal
- you frequently search StackOverflow for command-line how-tos
- you want a man-page alternative that accepts plain English queries
When to avoid
- you need fully offline operation - AI mode depends on an external server with a 5 queries/day free limit
- you want an agent that executes commands for you - how2 only suggests, never runs
- you need a maintained, actively developed tool - the last release was March 2023
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli nlp search-engine developer-tools developer-tools artificial-intelligence cli windows shell-commands stackoverflow-search gpt terminal-assistant ai-suggestions command-line natural-language-processing macos linux nodejs
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/santinic/how2 · fetched 2026-08-28 · abfa41dcf80b
- homepage: https://how2terminal.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · bec62aac1922
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/how2 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5607bf63b348
- site_page: https://how2terminal.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · fce9373fd497
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| santinic/how2 | main | 23 |
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