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We've compiled a list of 19 free and paid alternatives to fish. The primary competitors include GNU Bourne Again SHell, PowerShell. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between fish and Zsh, clink, win-bash. Also you can look at other similar options here: OS and Utilities.


GNU Bourne Again SHell
Free Open Source

Bash is the shell, or command language interpreter, that will appear in the GNU operating system.

PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

Zsh
Free Open Source

Zsh is a shell (e.g. bash replacement) designed for interactive use, although it is also a powerful...

win-bash
Free Open Source

win-bash is a Windows port of the famous GNU bash (see GNU Bash homepage).

Simple shell/TUI written completely in c++ containing a basic "kernel", command support...

the xonsh shell
Free Open Source

Xonsh is a Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell language and command prompt.

KornShell
Free Open Source

The KornShell language was designed and developed by David G. Korn at AT&T Bell Laboratories.

Janetsh
Free Open Source

System shell using the Janet programming language for high level scripting

Closh
Free Open Source

Bash-like shell based on Clojure

The friendly interactive shell.

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fish Overview

Fish is a user friendly command line shell for UNIX-like operating systems such as Linux.

Finally, a command line shell for the 90s. The new fish is a smart and user-friendly command line shell for OS X, Linux, and the rest of the family. With autosuggestions, VGA color, man-page completions, web configuration, and threading.

fish Features

tick-square Colored Text
tick-square Color coding
tick-square Autocompletion

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OS and Utilities

fish Tags

shell-interface tty interpreter unix bash shell command-line terminal-client

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