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QuTTY vs the xonsh shell

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

QuTTY

QuTTY

Network & Admin

QuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It runs on Windows and provides functionality similar to PuTTY. QuTTY aims to be lightweight, customizable and easy to use.

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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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