rush AlternativesShells and other similar apps like rush

rush is described as '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' and is a Shell in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to rush for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, BSD, Windows and Cygwin apps. The best rush alternative is fish, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like rush are GNU Bourne Again SHell, Zsh, Nu Shell and Elk Shell.

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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.

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  1. fish icon

    fish

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    Fish is a user-friendly command line shell for UNIX-like operating systems such as Linux

    31 fish alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Rust
    fish screenshot 1

    Top fish Features

    1.  Sane defaults
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Color coding
    4.  Colored Text
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Interpreter

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    • fish is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to rush.

    • fish is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to rush.

    • fish is Free and Open Sourcerush is also Free and Open Source
  2. GNU Bourne Again SHell icon

    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.

    29 GNU Bourne Again SHell alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Bash using the ls command

    Properties

    1.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Geeky
    3.  Interpreter

    GNU Bourne Again SHell VS rush

     
  4. Zsh icon

    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...

    27 Zsh alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    zsh suggestions in action

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Command line interface

    Zsh VS rush

     
  5. Nu Shell icon

    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.

    28 Nu Shell alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Nu pipelines use structured data so you can safely select, filter, and sort the same way every time.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Portable
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Rust

    Nu Shell VS rush

     
  6. Elk Shell icon

    Elk Shell

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    Elk is an experimental shell language that aims to seamlessly combine the syntax of a shell language like bash with the syntax of a general-purpose language like Python. Bash is great for executing programs and handling files, but can be quite limiting and tedious to use when it...

    27 Elk Shell alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Elk Shell screenshot 1

    Elk Shell Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    4.  Variables

    Elk Shell VS rush

     
  7. the xonsh shell icon

    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.

    25 the xonsh shell alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    the xonsh shell screenshot 1

    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 rush

     
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    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.

    40 win-bash alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    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 Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Interpreter

    win-bash VS rush

     
  10. DASH Shell icon

    DASH Shell

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    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.

    27 DASH Shell alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    DASH Shell Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Interpreter

    DASH Shell VS rush

     
  11. Xiki icon

    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).

    26 Xiki alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Xiki Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Interpreter

    Xiki VS rush

     
  12. KornShell icon

    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.

    27 KornShell alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin

    KornShell Features

    1.  Command line interface

    KornShell VS rush

     
  13. bash-completion icon

    bash-completion

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    bash-completion: programmable completion for the GNU Bourne Again SHell shell

    3 bash-completion alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    bash-completion screenshot 1

    bash-completion Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Linux-based

    bash-completion VS rush

     
  14. rc - a shell icon

    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.

    27 rc - a shell alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    rc - a shell Features

    1.  Command line interface

    rc - a shell VS rush

     
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