nlsh
talk to your terminal in natural language
What it does
A terminal interface that translates plain English into shell commands. Stop memorizing flags. Just type what you want.
Does the same job
all alternatives →- UNUse Natural Language to Run Terminal Commands (Ghost in the Shell)2025 · github.com · ▲6
Hi HN, I just released a very simple AI Shell / CLI tool that lets you convert natural language directly into executable shell commands. Built with python to simplify terminal workflows and help you quickly run commands without memorizing syntax. It has two main usage modes: One-shot mode: Quickly execute commands using natural language. Example: ai "find all PNG files larger than 5MB" The AI responds with the appropriate command and asks if you want to execute it. Interactive chat mode: Start a terminal chat session with the AI (ai -i) to iteratively build commands or scripts. Some…
- GHGet help on any Linux command by typing 'howdoi –' in your terminal2020 · github.com · ▲113
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