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Top 23 Shell Configuration Projects
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For a quick start with great customizations, check out this popular config: gpakosz/.tmux
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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tmux-powerline
⚡️ A tmux plugin giving you a hackable status bar consisting of dynamic & beautiful looking powerline segments, written purely in bash.
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vim-keybindings-everywhere-the-ultimate-list
The ultimate list of which programs support Vim-like keybindings natively, or how they can be added with extensions. A collaborative project.
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Project mention: One-Click Setup for SSH Login, Password Policy, IP Ban Configuration, and Custom Admin User Creation | dev.to | 2025-02-06
DDoS Protection for Linux: anti-ddos/Anti-DDOS
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SaaSHub
SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives
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dotfiles
My configuration. Minimalist, but helps save a few thousand keystrokes a day. (by geerlingguy)
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zsh-launchpad
🚀 Simple, educational dotfiles template to get started with Zsh and learn about its features
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zcolors
🌈 Use your $LS_COLORS to generate a coherent theme for Git & your Zsh prompt, command line and completions.
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validate-configs-action
:octocat: Github Action to validate your config files using the config-file-validator
Don't forget, there is also a Github Action for easily integrating configuration file validation into your Github Actions workflow.
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Perhaps the most interesting thing I've done is to teach Cursor Agent some tricks like using `uvx` / `npx`, or searching the web with `ddgs`.
Wrote about it recently (https://davidgasquez.com/cursor-agent-tricks/) although is now outdated! You can find the latest setup on my Dotfiles repository (https://github.com/davidgasquez/dotfiles/tree/main/cursor).
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SaaSHub
SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Loco.sh : automation for bash based programs
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Loco.sh, change your terminal style, change your life
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Loco.sh : set your term like a dev
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atomantic/dotfiles: 🖥️ Automated Configuration, Preferences and Software Installation for macOS
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A note from our sponsor - InfluxDB
www.influxdata.com | 23 Jun 2025
Index
What are some of the best open-source Configuration projects in Shell? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .tmux | 23,107 |
| 2 | tmux-powerline | 3,592 |
| 3 | vim-keybindings-everywhere-the-ultimate-list | 2,209 |
| 4 | dotfiles | 1,349 |
| 5 | Anti-DDOS | 1,190 |
| 6 | easy-wg-quick | 1,061 |
| 7 | kde-configuration-files | 917 |
| 8 | machfiles | 721 |
| 9 | dotfiles | 658 |
| 10 | ansible-collection-mac | 343 |
| 11 | config | 311 |
| 12 | zsh-launchpad | 192 |
| 13 | dotfiles | 189 |
| 14 | K-Dots | 168 |
| 15 | dotfiles | 127 |
| 16 | zcolors | 82 |
| 17 | loco.sh | 49 |
| 18 | Project | 47 |
| 19 | validate-configs-action | 37 |
| 20 | LKI | 35 |
| 21 | mac-setup | 33 |
| 22 | dotfiles | 32 |
| 23 | linux-init | 32 |
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