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GNU Bourne Again SHell vs the xonsh shell

A side-by-side look at GNU Bourne Again SHell and the xonsh shell. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GNU Bourne Again SHell

GNU Bourne Again SHell

Os & Utilities

GNU Bash is a commonly used command line shell and command language interpreter for operating systems like Linux and macOS. It provides powerful text processing capabilities and can control processes, including starting new applications or executing scripts.

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the xonsh shell

the xonsh shell

Development

The xonsh shell is a Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell language and command prompt. Xonsh has rich syntax highlighting, autocomplete, and macros that speed up your workflow.

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