xonsh

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**xonsh** is a Python-powered shell. Full-featured and cross-platform.

The language is a superset of Python 3.6+ with additional shell primitives.
xonsh (pronounced *conch*) is meant for the daily use of experts and novices alike.

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If you like xonsh, :star: the repo, `write a tweet`_ and stay tuned by watching releases.

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First steps

Install xonsh from pip:

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python -m pip install 'xonsh[full]'

And visit https://xon.sh for more information:

• Installation <https://xon.sh/contents.html#installation>_ - using packages, docker or AppImage.
• Tutorial <https://xon.sh/tutorial.html>_ - step by step introduction in xonsh.

Extensions

Xonsh has an extension/plugin system. We call these additions xontribs.

• Xontribs on Github <https://github.com/topics/xontrib>_
• Awesome xontribs <https://github.com/xonsh/awesome-xontribs>_
• Core xontribs <https://xon.sh/api/_autosummary/xontribs/xontrib.html>_
• Create a xontrib step by step from template <https://github.com/xonsh/xontrib-template>_

Projects that use xonsh or compatible

• gitsome <https://github.com/donnemartin/gitsome>_: Supercharged Git/shell autocompleter with GitHub integration.
• xxh <https://github.com/xxh/xxh>_: Using xonsh wherever you go through the SSH.
• rever <https://regro.github.io/rever-docs/>_: Cross-platform software release tool.
• Regro autotick bot <https://github.com/regro/cf-scripts>_: Regro Conda-Forge autoticker.
• zoxide <https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide>_: A smarter cd command.
• any-nix-shell <https://github.com/haslersn/any-nix-shell>_: xonsh support for the nix run and nix-shell environments of the Nix package manager.
• Starship <https://starship.rs/>_: Cross-shell prompt.
• x-cmd <https://www.x-cmd.com/>_: x-cmd is a vast and interesting collection of tools guided by the Unix philosophy.

Jupyter-based interactive notebooks via xontrib-jupyter <https://github.com/xonsh/xontrib-jupyter>_:

• Jupyter and JupyterLab <https://jupyter.org/>_: Interactive notebook platform.
• euporie <https://github.com/joouha/euporie>_: Terminal based interactive computing environment.
• Jupytext <https://jupytext.readthedocs.io/>_: Clear and meaningful diffs when doing Jupyter notebooks version control.

The xonsh shell community

The xonsh shell is developed by a community of volunteers. There are a few ways to help out:

• Solve a popular issue <https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc>. You can start with the Developer guide <https://xon.sh/devguide.html>.
• Solve a good first issue <https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc>_.
• Take an idea <https://github.com/xonsh/xontrib-template/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aidea+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc> and create a new xontrib <https://github.com/xonsh/xontrib-template#why-use-this-template>.
• Become xonsh core by deep diving into xonsh and improve the threading and subprocess logic.
• Become a sponsor to xonsh <https://github.com/sponsors/xonsh>_.
• Write a tweet_, post or an article to spread the good word about xonsh in the world.
• Give a star to xonsh repository and to xontribs <https://github.com/topics/xontrib>_ you like.

We welcome new contributors!

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Credits

• Thanks to Zulip <https://zulip.com/>_ for supporting the xonsh community!