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Life & fun · May 13, 2019

Janetsh – A new system shell

A powerful new shell that uses the janet programming language for both the implementation and repl. - andrewchambers/janetsh

Janetsh – A new system shell launched on May 13, 2019 with 90 votes, #368 of 3,072 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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In plain words

Janetsh is a system shell built on the Janet programming language. It is designed for developers and system administrators who want to use Janet syntax for command-line operations. The shell combines traditional shell functionality with Janet's capabilities, allowing users to script system tasks and interact with their operating system through a Janet-based interface. It is available on GitHub as an open-source project.

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