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24 alternatives to GNU Bash Manual (Pandoc Markdown)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GNU Bash Manual (Pandoc Markdown) launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1IW
   I wrote a book on GNU grep and ripgrep▲182

   My book on "GNU grep and ripgrep" is free to download today and tomorrow [1][2] Code snippets, example files and sample chapters are available on GitHub [3] The book uses plenty of examples and regular expressions are also covered from scratch. The book is suitable for beginners as well as serves as a reference. Hope you find it useful, I would be grateful for your feedback and suggestions. I used pandoc+xelatex [4] to generate the pdf. [1] https://gumroad.com/l/gnugrep_ripgrep [2] https://leanpub.com/gnugrep_ripgrep [3]…

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MarkRight▲84

   A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sensible Bash: An attempt at saner Bash defaults▲173

   An attempt at saner Bash defaults. Contribute to mrzool/bash-sensible development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4CL
   “Command line text processing with GNU Coreutils” eBook▲117

   2021 · learnbyexample.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Learn Enough Command Line to Be Dangerous▲61

   A short introduction to the Unix command line

   2015 · learnenough.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Patat – Terminal-based presentations using Pandoc▲167

   Terminal-based presentations using Pandoc. Contribute to jaspervdj/patat development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Makedown – A Markdown powered Makefile alternative▲142

   `makedown` allows you to organise your shell scripts in one or several markdown files, by mix and matching different scripting languages for various commands and needs. zsh/bash/sh, python, javascript or anything else available on your system. Handy for replacing one-line-based package.json scripts or shell-based Makefiles. One can also write documentation and explanations to various commands in the same `.md` file. Most editors highlight correctly most languages in the markdown code blocks, even when you use several scripting languages. Here is a demo .md file…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MuM▲93

   A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

   24d ago · mum.jiker.ai · its alternatives →

9. 9
   manpages-tldr – short manpages with examples▲48

   My small project similar to bropages and tldr, but (finally!) using manpages only. Manpages generated from Markdown files by Pandoc.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Markly▲64

    A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

    27d ago · markly.justghali.dev · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Linux Command Line▲6

    A Complete Introduction

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Shdoc generates docs for bash/zsh scripts with Awk▲14

    Documentation generator for shell scripts (bash, sh, zsh). Javadoc for shell scripts. - reconquest/shdoc

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Awkdoc: javadoc for the shell, written in Awk▲11

    I like bash, and use it as often as possible. Sometimes the projects become large. I needed a tool to help generate documentation. Makes it easier to step away, come back after some time, and re-acquaint myself with the monstrosity I've wrought. `awkdoc` generates markdown documentation from in-line comments in shell scripts.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Neofetch – A command-line system information tool written in bash 3.2+▲7

    🖼️ A command-line system information tool written in bash 3.2+ - dylanaraps/neofetch

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15DA
    Duckdoc – Automated Code Documentation▲5

    2019 · duckdoc.io · its alternatives →

16. 16BO
    Basics of Markdown, in MDX▲5

    2020 · quiz-cms.now.sh · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pandoc ▲9

    A universal document converter

    2016 · pandoc.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GNU Indent – CLI code formatting▲5

    2022 · gnu.org · its alternatives →

19. 19AB
    A Bash for loop cheat sheet▲6

    I'm constantly having to look up the syntax for looping in bash so I made this tiny website to make it quick and easy.

    2024 · bashforloop.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    CLI tool for managing bash environments▲7

    :twisted_rightwards_arrows: A command-line tool for loading different bash environment profiles - robdmc/switchenv

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Docs over SSH for Agents▲9

    Coding agents spend a lot of time in the shell. When exploring a codebase, they usually reach for the same handful of tools: grep, find, ls, cat. We built a public SSH server that hosts Supabase docs as markdown files so that agents can explore them the same way they explore code: ssh supabase.sh grep -rl 'RLS' docs ssh supabase.sh cat docs/guides/database/postgres/row-level-security.md | head -10 Under the hood commands run inside Vercel's just-bash [1] library - an emulated bash shell sandboxed within the JS runtime. It uses a VFS where the docs are mounted as markdown…

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CA
    Crsh – A JavaScript based command line shell▲9

    2020 · crwi.uk · its alternatives →

23. 23EG
    Enhanced GNU Awk▲6

    2022 · kylheku.com · its alternatives →

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    MkDocs▲3

    A static site generator made from Markdown files.

    2015 · mkdocs.org · its alternatives →

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