mridgers/clink
Bash's powerful command line editing in cmd.exe 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 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4626
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 760
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3315 stars · 285 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Clink brings GNU Readline's powerful line editing, completion, and history features from Bash to Windows cmd.exe. It is scriptable via Lua and integrates directly into the native Windows shell.
Use cases
- add bash-style line editing to cmd.exe
- persistent command history in Windows command prompt
- tab completion for git and other tools in cmd
- customize the cmd.exe prompt with colors
- write custom completions with Lua
- search command history with Ctrl-R on Windows
When to choose
- you use cmd.exe daily and want Bash-like editing and completion
- you want persistent, searchable command history on Windows
- you need scriptable prompt and completion customization via Lua
When to avoid
- you already use PowerShell or a modern shell with PSReadLine
- you need a full Unix shell environment rather than cmd enhancements
- you work primarily on Linux or macOS
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli developer-tools terminal-ui plugin-system developer-tools windows windows cli readline cmd-exe shell-enhancement tab-completion command-history lua-scripting prompt-customization command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/mridgers/clink · fetched 2026-08-28 · e522736b08ee
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