https://github.com/lmorg/murex
A smarter shell and scripting environment with advanced features designed for usability, safety and productivity (eg smarter DevOps tooling)
https://github.com/lmorg/murex
bash console csv developer-tools devops fish go json language linux macos murex repl scripting shell sql terminal tmux yaml zsh
Last synced: 21 days ago
JSON representation
A smarter shell and scripting environment with advanced features designed for usability, safety and productivity (eg smarter DevOps tooling)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/lmorg/murex
- Owner: lmorg
- License: gpl-2.0
- Created: 2017-03-26T17:01:02.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-04-30T21:17:36.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-30T22:28:13.488Z (10 months ago)
- Topics: bash, console, csv, developer-tools, devops, fish, go, json, language, linux, macos, murex, repl, scripting, shell, sql, terminal, tmux, yaml, zsh
- Language: Go
- Homepage: https://murex.rocks
- Size: 52.6 MB
- Stars: 1,584
- Watchers: 15
- Forks: 27
- Open Issues: 79
-
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Support: docs/supported-platforms.md
Awesome Lists containing this project
- awesome-terminals - Murex - A smarter shell and scripting environment with advanced features designed for usability, safety and productivity [https://murex.rocks](https://murex.rocks) (Shells)
- awesome-golang-repositories - murex - like shell and scripting environment with advanced features designed for safety and productivity (eg smarter DevOps tooling) (Repositories)
- awesome-shell - murex - A smarter shell and scripting environment with advanced features designed for usability, safety and productivity (eg smarter DevOps tooling) (Shells)
- awesome-ricing - Murex - Bash-like $SHELL designed for greater commandline productivity and safer shell scripts. (go) (Packages / Shells)
- awesome-repositories - lmorg/murex - A smarter shell and scripting environment with advanced features designed for usability, safety and productivity (eg smarter DevOps tooling) (Go)
- fucking-awesome-shell - murex - A smarter shell and scripting environment with advanced features designed for usability, safety and productivity (eg smarter DevOps tooling) (Shells)
README
# Murex: A Smarter Shell
[](DOWNLOAD.md)
[](https://github.com/lmorg/murex/actions/workflows/murex-tests.yaml)
[](https://github.com/lmorg/murex/actions/workflows/deploy-docs.yaml)
[](https://murex.rocks)
[](https://murex.rocks)
> A smarter, more intuitive, and readable shell. You'll get more done, and more easily, with Murex
A non-exhaustive list features would include:
* Support for **additional type information in pipelines**, which can be used
for complex data formats like JSON or tables. Meaning all of your existing
UNIX tools to work more intelligently and without any additional configuration.
* **Usability improvements** such as in-line spell checking, context sensitive
hint text that details a commands behavior before you hit return, and
auto-parsing man pages for auto-completions on commands that don't have auto-
completions already defined.
* **Smarter handling of errors** and **debugging tools**. For example try/catch
blocks, line numbers included in error messages, stdout highlighted in red
and script testing and debugging frameworks baked into the language itself.
## Smart Data
Murex has native support for data formats such as JSON, YAML, XML, CSV, and others.
## Extremely Expressive
Murex has a flexible syntax that is both succinct enough to allow for fast typing
in the command line, but also readable shell scripts.
## Better Error Handling
Shell scripts are notorious for having leaky failure modes. Murex fixes this
with familiar features like error handling and unit tests.
# Getting Started
Visit our [official website](https://murex.rocks) for easier browsing of the documentation.
## Learn About The Command Line
Murex features a state-of-the-art [interactive command line](/docs/user-guide/interactive-shell.md).
Read more about it's unique features.
## Learn The Syntax
Read the [language tour](/docs/tour.md) to learn about the syntax and how
shell scripting is easier in Murex.
## Cheat Sheet
The [Rosetta Stone](/docs/user-guide/rosetta-stone.md) is a great cheat sheet for
those wishing to skip the tutorials and jump straight in.
This guide provides comparisons with Bash.
# Easy to Install
Install `murex` from your favorite package manager or directly from source:
### ArchLinux
From AUR: [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/murex](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/murex)
```bash
wget -O PKGBUILD 'https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/plain/PKGBUILD?h=murex'
makepkg --syncdeps --install
```
### FreeBSD Ports
```bash
pkg install murex
```
### Homebrew
```bash
brew install murex
```
### MacPorts
```bash
port install murex
```
More details are available in the [INSTALL](INSTALL.md) document.
## Discuss Murex
Discussions presently happen in [Github discussions](https://github.com/lmorg/murex/discussions).
## Compatibility Commitment
Murex is committed to backwards compatibility. While we do want to continue to
grow and improve the shell, this will not come at the expense of long term
usability. [Read more](compatibility.md)
## Issue Tracking
Murex is considered stable, however if you do run into problems then please
raise them on the project's issue tracker: [https://github.com/lmorg/murex/issues](https://github.com/lmorg/murex/issues)
This document was generated from [gen/root/README_doc.yaml](https://github.com/lmorg/murex/blob/master/gen/root/README_doc.yaml).