DASH Shell AlternativesTerminal Emulators & Shells like DASH Shell

DASH Shell is described as 'DASH is a POSIX-compliant implementation of /bin/sh that aims to be as small as possible. It does this without sacrificing speed where possible. In fact, it is significantly faster than bash (the GNU Bourne-Again SHell) for most tasks. DASH stands for Debian Almquist Shell' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to DASH Shell for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, BSD, Windows and Cygwin apps. The best DASH Shell alternative is GNU Bourne Again SHell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DASH Shell are fish, Zsh, Nu Shell and the xonsh shell.

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DASH Shell

Terminal Emulator
Free • Open Source

DASH is a POSIX-compliant implementation of /bin/sh that aims to be as small as possible. It does this without sacrificing speed where possible. In fact, it is significantly faster than bash (the GNU Bourne-Again SHell) for...

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DASH Shell alternatives page was last updated Mar 28, 2022

GNU Bourne Again SHell
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Bash is the shell, or command language interpreter, that will appear in the GNU operating system. Bash is an sh-compatible shell that incorporates useful features from the Korn shell (ksh) and C shell (csh). It is intended to conform to the IEEE POSIX P1003.2/ISO 9945.
25 GNU Bourne Again SHell alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Shell
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
GNU Bourne Again SHell Features
Command line interface
User friendly
Geeky
Interpreter
GNU Bourne Again SHell VS DASH Shell
Is this a good alternative to DASH Shell?
- GNU Bourne Again SHell is the most popular Linux alternative to DASH Shell.
- GNU Bourne Again SHell is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DASH Shell.
- GNU Bourne Again SHell is Free and Open SourceDASH Shell is also Free and Open Source

fish
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Fish is a user-friendly command line shell for UNIX-like operating systems such as Linux
27 fish alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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fish Features
1. Sane defaults
2. Autocompletion
3. Color coding
4. Colored Text
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. No registration required
7. Works Offline
8. Command line interface
9. Ad-free
10. Interpreter
fish VS DASH Shell
Is fish a good alternative to DASH Shell?
- fish is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to DASH Shell.
- fish is Free and Open SourceDASH Shell is also Free and Open Source

Zsh
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Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) which of the standard shells most resembles the Korn shell (ksh); its compatibility with the 1988 Korn shell has been gradually increasing. It includes enhancements of many types, notably in the command-line editor, options for...
23 Zsh alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
Zsh Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
2. Customizable
3. Support for Themes
4. Support for scripting
5. Lightweight
6. Command line interface
Zsh VS DASH Shell
Is Zsh a good alternative to DASH Shell?

Nu Shell
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This project has reached a minimum-viable product level of quality. While contributors dogfood it as their daily driver, it may be unstable for some commands. Future releases will work fill out missing features and improve stability.
24 Nu Shell alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Nu Shell Features
1. Command line interface
2. Support for scripting
3. Portable
4. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
5. Lightweight
6. Autocompletion
7. Syntax Highlighting
8. Rust
Nu Shell VS DASH Shell
Is Nu Shell a good alternative to DASH Shell?

the xonsh shell
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Xonsh is a Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell language and command prompt. The language is a superset of Python 3.4+ with additional shell primitives that you are used to from Bash and IPython. It works on all major systems including Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.
21 the xonsh shell alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
the xonsh shell Features
1. Support for scripting
2. Portable
3. Command line interface
4. Python API
5. Run from python interpreter
the xonsh shell VS DASH Shell
Is the xonsh shell a good alternative to DASH Shell?

win-bash
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win-bash is a Windows port of the famous GNU bash (see GNU Bash homepage).

The goal of the win-bash project is to finish the port to Windows and provide a full functional bash.exe binary for windows nt and derived systems. win-bash can be used as a input shell as well as an inte.
37 win-bash alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
win-bash Features
Command line interface
Interpreter
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed since 2016. Last version, 1.1, released in March 2011, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
win-bash VS DASH Shell
Is win-bash a good alternative to DASH Shell?

rush
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rush is a replacement for the unix shell (bash, zsh, etc) which uses pure Ruby syntax. Grep through files, find and kill processes, copy files - everything you do in the shell, now in Ruby.
24 rush alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
rush Features
Command line interface
rush VS DASH Shell
Is rush a good alternative to DASH Shell?

Xiki
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Xiki makes the command line friendlier and more powerful. Xiki Shell (xsh) lets you use Xiki from command line, in a way that augments your current favorite shell (bash or zsh).
23 Xiki alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Xiki Features
Command line interface
Interpreter
Xiki VS DASH Shell
Is Xiki a good alternative to DASH Shell?

KornShell
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The KornShell language was designed and developed by David G. Korn at AT&T Bell Laboratories. It is an interactive command language that provides access to the UNIX system and to many other systems, on the many different computers and workstations on which it is implemented.
23 KornShell alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- Cygwin
KornShell Features
Command line interface
KornShell VS DASH Shell
Is KornShell a good alternative to DASH Shell?

rc - a shell
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This is a reimplementation for Unix, by Byron Rakitzis, of the Plan 9 shell. rc offers much the same capabilities as a traditional Bourne shell, but with a much cleaner syntax.
23 rc - a shell alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Linux
rc - a shell Features
Command line interface
rc - a shell VS DASH Shell
Is rc - a shell a good alternative to DASH Shell?

sash
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a stand-alone shell with many built-in commands. The built in commands of sash have all libraries linked statically, so unlike most shells, the standard UNIX commands do not rely on external libraries. In case of emergencies, you can boot directly into sash and use it as a...
24 sash alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Linux
sash Features
Command line interface
Interpreter
sash VS DASH Shell
Is sash a good alternative to DASH Shell?

Elvish
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Elvish is a friendly and expressive shell for UN*X systems including Linux, macOS and BSDs.
24 Elvish alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
Elvish Features
Command line interface
Elvish VS DASH Shell
Is Elvish a good alternative to DASH Shell?