bashcpp vs ble.sh

bashcpp

Experimental fork of GNU bash, converted from K&R C to C++. Current status: build is broken due to major refactoring. (by jhamby)

Bash Shell

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ble.sh

Bash Line Editor―a line editor written in pure Bash with syntax highlighting, auto suggestions, vim modes, etc. for Bash interactive sessions. (by akinomyoga)

Bash Line editor syntax-highlighting vim-mode bash-configuration auto-complete blesh

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bashcpp		ble.sh
	Project
1	Mentions	52
8	Stars	2,088
-	Growth	-
3.4	Activity	9.1
6 months ago	Latest Commit	6 days ago
C++	Language	Shell
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License

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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

bashcpp

Posts with mentions or reviews of bashcpp. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-27.

Bash 5.2
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Sep 2022

ble.sh

Posts with mentions or reviews of ble.sh. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-25.

ble.sh: Revolutionize the BASH user experience
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Apr 2024
Bash's sadly flawed smart (programmable) completion
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Apr 2024

https://github.com/akinomyoga/ble.sh
This revolutionizes Bash's user experience.
Linux Command Aid Tools: A Learner’s Blessing or a Crutch?
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 2 Nov 2023

It's 2023, your terminal can predict what you wanna type - https://github.com/akinomyoga/ble.sh
[Release v0.2.0] promkit: A toolkit for building interactive command-line tools in Rust
2 projects | /r/commandline | 25 Oct 2023

So could someone say use this to reimplement blesh in Rust?
What is a good tool to enable dynamic auto complete as you type in Bash 5.2
1 project | /r/bash | 7 Jul 2023
Ble.sh―a full-featured line editor for Bash
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 4 Jun 2023
After years of bash, I actually found a shortcut I never heard about.
2 projects | /r/linux | 23 May 2023
Which Shell?
3 projects | /r/linuxmint | 4 May 2023

Bash + ble.sh = fish like interactive features but still bash.
zsh-style menu completion in bash?
1 project | /r/bash | 5 Apr 2023
Why can the terminal not do syntax highlighting for bash the way VSCode can (or even my note taking app Obsidian.md)?
1 project | /r/bash | 13 Jan 2023

Take a look at this. https://github.com/akinomyoga/ble.sh

What are some alternatives?

When comparing bashcpp and ble.sh you can also consider the following projects:

bash-timestamping-sqlite - bash commandline timestamping using a sqlite database for personal analytics, activity logging and auditing

bash-it - A community Bash framework.

shournal - Log shell-commands and used files. Snapshot executed scripts. Fully automatic.

zsh-syntax-highlighting - Fish shell like syntax highlighting for Zsh.

ConEmu - Customizable Windows terminal with tabs, splits, quake-style, hotkeys and more

oh-my-bash - A delightful community-driven framework for managing your bash configuration, and an auto-update tool so that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community.

awesome-rust - A curated list of Rust code and resources.

starship - ☄🌌️ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

mediasoup - Cutting Edge WebRTC Video Conferencing

fzf-tab-completion - Tab completion using fzf

FarManager - File and Archive Manager

kitty - Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal