rc - a shell Alternatives

Apps similar to rc - a shell include fish, which is free and open source. Other options are GNU Bourne Again SHell, Perl, Zsh and Nushell. You're spoiled for choice with Shells like rc - a shell: we list more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPad and self-hosting.

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  1. RazzShell icon

    RazzShell

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    RazzShell is a Unix shell built with customization in mind, offering command alias support, colorful output, and environment variable handling. Developed in C, it’s designed for Unix/Linux systems and licensed under the MIT license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Kali Linux
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  2. Murex icon

    Murex

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    Murex is a shell, like bash / zsh / fish / etc however Murex supports an enhanced UX and support for additional type information in pipelines, which can be used for complex data formats like JSON or tables.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    JSON wrangling
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  4. K

    KtSh

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    Execute shell commands on Android or the JVM.

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    • Self-Hosted
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  5. nsh icon

    nsh

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    A command-line shell like fish, complete with tab completion and syntax highlighting, but also POSIX compatibility. Made with Rust, featuring built-in zero configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. E

    es

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    Es is an extensible shell. The language was derived from the Plan 9 shell, rc, and was influenced by functional programming languages, such as Scheme, and the Tcl embeddable programming language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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