YavaScript: Write shell scripts in JavaScript/TS instead of bash

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  • yavascript

    shell script replacement; write shell scripts in js instead of bash, then run them with a single statically-linked file (by suchipi)

  • zx

    A tool for writing better scripts

  • I really love writing with zx. https://github.com/google/zx

    We have some folks who have gone wild copy-pasting random fancy bash snippets into various developer helpers scripts. Zx did like 90% of that stuff out of the box, without being a pile of chaotic custom bash.

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