Zev – Remember (or discover) terminal commands

In plain words

Zev is a terminal tool that helps developers remember or discover command-line commands. It serves as a reference aid for users working in the terminal who need quick access to command syntax and usage. The tool is designed for developers and command-line users who want to improve their workflow efficiency by reducing the time spent searching for or recalling specific terminal commands.

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From the sources

A simple CLI tool to help you remember terminal commands - dtnewman/zev

Zev helps you remember (or discover) terminal commands using natural language. brew tap dtnewman/zev brew trust dtnewman/zev brew install zev pipx (linux) pipx install zev Note: This project runs on top of LLM APIs like OpenAI, Google's Gemini, or Ollama . 📦 Dependencies For clipboard functionality (copying and pasting) to work properly, you may need to install: zev Option 2: Direct Query zev ' <what you want to do> ' 📝 Examples # Find running processes zev ' show all running python processes ' # File operations zev ' find all .py files modified in the last 24 hours ' # System information zev ' show disk usage for current directory ' # Network commands zev ' check if google.com is…from github.com

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