Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell


Keywords
bash, cli, command-line, console, data-engineering, data-science, devops, fish, hacktoberfest, iterm2, prompt, python, python-shell, script, shell, terminal, windows-terminal, xonsh, zsh
License
BSD-1-Clause
Install
pip install xonsh==0.15.1

Documentation

xonsh

xonsh is a Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell language and command prompt.

The language is a superset of Python 3.6+ with additional shell primitives. xonsh (pronounced conch) is meant for the daily use of experts and novices alike.

What is xonsh?

If you like xonsh, ⭐ the repo, write a tweet and stay tuned by watching releases.

Join the chat at https://gitter.im/xonsh/xonsh Travis Appveyor Open in Google Cloud Shell codecov.io repology.org

First steps

Install xonsh from pip:

python -m pip install 'xonsh[full]'

And visit https://xon.sh for more information:

Extensions

Xonsh has the certain term for extensions and additional materials - xontrib - the short version of "contribution" word.

Projects that use xonsh or compatible

  • gitsome: Supercharged Git/shell autocompleter with GitHub integration.
  • xxh: Using xonsh wherever you go through the SSH.
  • rever: Cross-platform software release tool.
  • Regro autotick bot: Regro Conda-Forge autoticker.
  • zoxide: A smarter cd command.
  • any-nix-shell: xonsh support for the nix run and nix-shell environments of the Nix package manager.

Jupyter-based interactive notebooks via xontrib-jupyter:

The xonsh shell community

The xonsh shell is developed by a community of volunteers. There are few ways to help the xonsh shell:

We welcome new contributors!