Bashkit V1

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  1. bashkit

    Official bashkit repository

  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. lobash

    A modern, safe, powerful utility/library for Bash script development.

  4. bash-lib

    Library of bash scripts (by aks)

  5. awesome-shell

    A curated list of awesome command-line frameworks, toolkits, guides and gizmos. Inspired by awesome-php.

  6. awesome-bash

    A curated list of delightful Bash scripts and resources.

  7. basher

    A package manager for shell scripts.

  8. bash-it

    A community Bash framework.

  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. events

    An event/callback/promise system for bash apps that's fast (10k/s), tiny (<2.2K), and portable (bash 3.2+, builtins-only)

  11. bpkg

    Lightweight bash package manager

  12. semver_bash

    Semantic Versioning in Bash

  13. base

    A simple framework for sharing Bash profiles, reusable shell libraries, and commands across hosts and teams. Contains builtin libraries for common functions like logging, error handling, and assertions. Built with SRE / DevOps teams in mind. (by codeforester)

  14. bash-lib

    Library for bash utility methods and tools

  15. BashLib

    A Bash Source file that contains many useful functions.

  16. bar

    A simple archive tool in pure bash using baee64 and stat (by dzove855)

  17. ebash

    enhanced bash

  18. ansi

    ANSI escape codes in pure bash - change text color, position the cursor, much more

  19. bash-commons

    A collection of reusable Bash functions for handling common tasks such as logging, assertions, string manipulation, and more

  20. rebash

    ReBash - bash scripting library/framework

  21. bashful

    Discontinued A collection of modules to simplify writing bash scripts.

  22. balls

    Bash on Balls

  23. bash-libraries

    A set of useful Bash libraries

  24. bash3boilerplate

    Templates to write better Bash scripts

  25. bash-utility

    Bash library which provides utility functions and helpers for functional programming in Bash.

  26. toolbox

    Module framework for Bash (by m10k)

  27. bash-common-helpers

    Helper functions commonly used when writing shell (for instance, Bash) scripts.

  28. argbash

    Bash argument parsing code generator

  29. mulle-bashfunctions

    🥊 Write portable shell scripts that run in bash and zsh

  30. bash-helpers

    Collections of handly functions for usage in Bash scripts

  31. bash-oo-framework

    Bash Infinity is a modern standard library / framework / boilerplate for Bash

  32. libash

    A library of sorts for useful bash functions to help make scripting a little easier

  33. lib-bash

    Discontinued BASH utilities shared by several projects.

  34. shell-core

    A library of shell functions designed to ease the development of shell scripts written for both bash and zsh

  35. bashlets

    Discontinued An experiment in extending the command-line interface. [Moved to: https://github.com/realeroberto/bashlets] (by reale)

  36. mo

    Mustache templates in pure bash (by tests-always-included)

  37. bash-boost

    bash-boost is a set of library functions for bash, useful for both scripting and interactive use. It draws inspiration from the Boost C++ libraries.

  38. core

    xsh Library - core (by xsh-lib)

  39. bashify

    few helper functions in bash ( especially string manipulation functions )

  40. SaaSHub

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

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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