Hacker News with Generative AI: Command Line

Supershell, an AI powered shell~terminal assistant (open-source) (2501.ai)
Enter Supershell, the next evolution of terminal interaction. More than a copilot, it’s a real-time assistant that transforms your command-line experience.
Artificial Intelligence, Command Line, Open Source, Terminal
15 points by alex-zhuk 2 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: Werk, a simple build tool and command runner (simonask.github.io)
I made a thing.
Software, Tools, Command Line, Open Source
93 points by simonask 6 days ago | 17 comments
What's involved in getting a "modern" terminal setup? (jvns.ca)
Hello! Recently I ran a terminal survey and I asked people what frustrated them. One person commented:
Terminal Emulators, Productivity, User Experience, Command Line
14 points by zdw 6 days ago | 3 comments
Bash Completion (2023) (erikarow.land)
This week, I’ve been exploring how tab completion works in Bash.
Bash, Linux, Command Line, Shell, Productivity
8 points by wonger_ 8 days ago | 1 comments
DIR Alternatives on CP/M (techtinkering.com)
There are lots of great alternatives to the standard CP/M DIR command, which add extra functionality and combine features that normally have to be accessed through other CP/M commands such as STAT or SHOW.
CP/M, Operating Systems, Command Line, Alternatives, Programming
3 points by rbanffy 11 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Skeet – A local-friendly command-line copilot that works with any LLM (github.com/knowsuchagency)
🎯 Skeet: A local-friendly command-line AI copilot for Power Users
Command Line, AI, Tools
10 points by knowsuchagency 11 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Minimalist task management tool with command line functionalities (minimado.com)
Minimado
Command Line, Task Management, Productivity Tools, Software
12 points by ziadhussein 15 days ago | 4 comments
Tdf: Terminal-Based PDF Viewer (github.com/itsjunetime)
A terminal-based PDF viewer.
Command Line, PDF, Software
21 points by elashri 16 days ago | 4 comments
Yt-x: Browse YouTube from your terminal (github.com/Benexl)
Browse YouTube from your terminal. Plus other sites yt-dlp supports.
YouTube, Terminal, Command Line, Programming, Open Source
63 points by thunderbong 18 days ago | 4 comments
Atuin Wrapped: Your year in shell history (github.com/atuinsh)
Thanks to @philtweir, we now have a theming system! It's too much to write about here, so see the section in the docs: https://docs.atuin.sh/guide/theming/
Shell History, Command Line, Software, GitHub
4 points by CharlesW 21 days ago | 0 comments
Vim is a cast iron skillet (eamoncaddigan.net)
Vim was released as “Vim” in 1991, and is an extended version of vi, which itself has been around since 1976. Its default interface—the one I use daily—is a “text user interface” that’s launched in a terminal emulator (i.e., the “command line”2). Vim has mouse support, but it’s superfluous because everything can be accomplished through commands typed on the keyboard.
Vim, Text Editors, Command Line, Software, User Interface
12 points by ossusermivami 24 days ago | 6 comments
Show HN: Keypub.sh – OAuth for the terminal using SSH keys (keypub.sh)
A verified directory for SSH public keys.
Security, SSH, Open Source, Tools, Command Line
222 points by messh 26 days ago | 69 comments
DOS APPEND (os2museum.com)
For a long time, I couldn’t quite grasp what the DOS APPEND command could possibly be good for. Until I came across a situation which APPEND was made for.
DOS, Operating Systems, Command Line, Retro Computing, Software
119 points by SeenNotHeard 28 days ago | 56 comments
Lazy self-installing Python scripts with uv (treyhunner.com)
I frequently find myself writing my own short command-line scripts in Python that help me with day-to-day tasks.
Python, Command Line, Automation, Programming
11 points by defulmere 29 days ago | 1 comments
Fish shell announces 4.0 release (lwn.net)
fish is a smart and user-friendly command line shell with clever features that just work, without needing an advanced degree in bash scriptology. Today we are announcing an open beta, inviting all users to try out the upcoming 4.0 release.
Command Line, Open Source, Shell, Software, Beta
65 points by askl 30 days ago | 16 comments
Fish-shell 4.0b1, now in Rust (fishshell.com)
fish is a smart and user-friendly command line shell with clever features that just work, without needing an advanced degree in bash scriptology. Today we are announcing an open beta, inviting all users to try out the upcoming 4.0 release.
New Releases, Programming, Command Line, Open Source
11 points by robin_reala 30 days ago | 0 comments
Ad: An Adaptable Text Editor (github.com/sminez)
ad (pronounced A.D.) is an attempt at combining a modal editing interface of likes of vi and kakoune with the approach to extensibility of Plan9's Acme. Inside of ad text is something you can execute as well as edit.
Text Editors, Programming, Software, Open Source, Command Line
142 points by xelxebar 31 days ago | 61 comments
Fish-shell 4.0b1, now in Rust (fishshell.com)
fish is a smart and user-friendly command line shell with clever features that just work, without needing an advanced degree in bash scriptology. Today we are announcing an open beta, inviting all users to try out the upcoming 4.0 release.
New Releases, Software, Programming, Command Line, Open Source
11 points by Aissen 31 days ago | 0 comments
Tldr Pages (tldr.sh)
The tldr pages are a community effort to simplify the beloved man pages with practical examples.
Command Line, Documentation, Open Source
6 points by mrcsharp 34 days ago | 1 comments
Why pipes sometimes get "stuck": buffering (jvns.ca)
Here’s a niche terminal problem that has bothered me for years but that I never really understood until a few weeks ago. Let’s say you’re running this command to watch for some specific output in a log file:
Unix/Linux, Command Line, Debugging, Software Development
391 points by tanelpoder 50 days ago | 103 comments
ANSI Escape Sequences Cheatsheet (github.com)
Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
Programming, Terminal, Command Line, Code Sharing
13 points by greatgib 58 days ago | 2 comments
/usr/bin/env -S uv run (simonwillison.net)
This is a really neat pattern. Start your Python script like this:
Python, Scripting, Programming, Command Line, Development
125 points by jcbhmr 58 days ago | 40 comments
chawan: A web browser for your terminal (sr.ht)
Web Browsers, Terminal, Command Line
12 points by gaws 60 days ago | 0 comments
MdBook – a command line tool to create books with Markdown (rust-lang.github.io)
mdBook is a command line tool to create books with Markdown. It is ideal for creating product or API documentation, tutorials, course materials or anything that requires a clean, easily navigable and customizable presentation.
Markdown, Documentation, Tools, Command Line
184 points by peter_d_sherman 68 days ago | 69 comments
Install FreeBSD with One Command (wordpress.com)
While I like the FreeBSD bsdinstall(8) profile named Auto (ZFS) – there is one thing that I really do not like about it.
FreeBSD, Operating Systems, Installation, Command Line
19 points by vermaden 68 days ago | 4 comments
Useful built-in macOS command-line utilities (weiyen.net)
Sometimes when I'm bored, I like to look at the list of macOS Bash commands. Here's some commands that I found interesting:
macOS, Command Line, Bash, Utilities
837 points by yen223 73 days ago | 232 comments
Parsing arguments in Rust with no dependencies (ntietz.com)
When pairing with my friend Emily, we had a choice of what to implement in her project: start a new feature, or add a command line argument parser? We opted for the latter, because it had to happen eventually and it was more well bounded. It ended up having a lot of depth!
Rust, Programming, Command Line, Software Development
27 points by chmaynard 75 days ago | 21 comments
Show HN: A Terminal filesystem navigator (github.com/willmcgugan)
An experimental filesystem navigator for the terminal, built with Textual
Terminal, Command Line, Open Source, Software, Programming
11 points by willm 76 days ago | 1 comments
Creating Runtime and Application Images with JLink (2021) (dev.java)
With the command line tool jlink you can select a number of modules, platform modules as well as those making up your application, and link them into a runtime image.
Java, Development Tools, Software, Command Line
32 points by mooreds 78 days ago | 21 comments
ASCII control characters in my terminal (jvns.ca)
Hello! I’ve been thinking about the terminal a lot and yesterday I got curious about all these “control codes”, like Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-W, etc. What’s the deal with all of them?
Terminal, Command Line, ASCII, Programming, Control Codes
23 points by ingve 79 days ago | 6 comments