Shell Script

Open-source Shell projects categorized as Script

Top 23 Shell Script Projects

  1. swizzin

    A simple, modular seedbox solution

  2. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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  3. c

    Compile and execute C "scripts" in one go! (by ryanmjacobs)

  4. wait-for

    ./wait-for is a script to wait for another service to become available.

    Project mention: The subtle art of waiting | dev.to | 2025-04-24

    Alternatives are tools whose focus is on waiting. A long time ago, I found the wait-for script for this. The idea is straightforward:

  5. update-golang

    update-golang is a script to easily fetch and install new Golang releases with minimum system intrusion

  6. TermuxArch

    You can use setupTermuxArch.bash 📲 to install Arch Linux in Amazon, Android, Chromebook and Windows. https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/docs/install

  7. Installomator

    Installation script to deploy standard software on Macs

  8. shellspec

    A full-featured BDD unit testing framework for bash, ksh, zsh, dash and all POSIX shells

  9. 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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  10. rtinst

    seedbox installation script for Ubuntu and Debian systems

  11. uac

    UAC is a powerful and extensible incident response tool designed for forensic investigators, security analysts, and IT professionals. It automates the collection of artifacts from a wide range of Unix-like systems, including AIX, ESXi, FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, NetBSD, NetScaler, OpenBSD and Solaris.

  12. termux-archlinux

    You can use setupTermuxArch.bash 📲 to install Arch Linux in Termux on Amazon, Android, Chromebook and Windows. https://sdrausty.github.io/termux-archlinux/

  13. zfs-inplace-rebalancing

    Simple bash script to rebalance pool data between all mirrors when adding vdevs to a pool.

    Project mention: ZFS 2.3.0 released with ZFS raidz expansion | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-01-13

    Yes but see my sibling comment.

    When you expand your array, your existing data will not be stored any more efficiently.

    To get the new parity/data ratios, you would have to force copies of the data and delete the old, inefficient versions, e.g. with something like this [1]

    My personal take is that it's a much better idea to buy individual complete raid-z configurations and add new ones / replace old ones (disk by disk!) as you go.

    [1] https://github.com/markusressel/zfs-inplace-rebalancing

  14. restic-automatic-backup-scheduler

    Automatic restic backup using Backblaze B2 storage and either Linux systemd timers, macOS LaunchAgent, Windows ScheduledTask or simply cron.

  15. telegram.sh

    Send telegram messages right from your command line.

  16. ffmpeg-video-slideshow-scripts

    Shell scripts to create video slideshows using images and videos

  17. asus-fan-control

    Fan control for ASUS devices running Linux

  18. nfancurve

    A small and lightweight POSIX script for using a custom fan curve in Linux for those with an Nvidia GPU.

  19. snapraid-aio-script

    The definitive all-in-one SnapRAID script on Linux. Diff, sync, scrub are things of the past. Manage SnapRAID and much, much more!

  20. bash_loading_animations

    Ready-to-use loading animations in ASCII and UTF-8 for easy integration into your Bash scripts.

  21. easy-arch

    Script for boostrapping Arch Linux with BTRFS, snapshots and LUKS encryption (UEFI only).

  22. knsk

    This tool is aimed to kill namespaces that stuck in Terminating mode after you try to delete it.

  23. ibramenu

    IBRAMENU is a Bash-based App Deployment script with an interactive menu to deploy all your favorite self-hosted applications quickly and easily.

  24. Clean-macOS

    💻 A script to set up a clean macOS environment.

  25. matrix

    Matrix digital rain implemented in Bash (by wick3dr0se)

    Project mention: Writing a Matrix Digital Rain | dev.to | 2024-12-31

    I hope the post was thorough and able to teach you something! If not, well sorry, I tried! Anyway, you're more than welcome to support the project by dropping a star on GitHub!

  26. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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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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Index

What are some of the best open-source Script projects in Shell? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 swizzin 2,228
2 c 2,127
3 wait-for 1,959
4 update-golang 1,892
5 TermuxArch 1,482
6 Installomator 1,259
7 shellspec 1,249
8 rtinst 1,223
9 uac 1,014
10 termux-archlinux 764
11 zfs-inplace-rebalancing 636
12 restic-automatic-backup-scheduler 635
13 telegram.sh 497
14 ffmpeg-video-slideshow-scripts 469
15 asus-fan-control 342
16 nfancurve 323
17 snapraid-aio-script 306
18 bash_loading_animations 294
19 easy-arch 275
20 knsk 271
21 ibramenu 231
22 Clean-macOS 222
23 matrix 204

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