winget install --id=elves.elvish -e
Elvish is an expressive programming language and a versatile interactive shell, combined into one seamless package. It runs on Linux, BSDs, macOS and Windows.
Elvish is an expressive programming language and a versatile interactive shell combined into one seamless package. Designed to provide a modern and intuitive environment for both scripting and interactive use, Elvish supports Linux, BSDs, macOS, and Windows.
Key Features:
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for developers, system administrators, power users, and anyone seeking a modern shell or scripting language, Elvish streamlines workflows and reduces cognitive load with its intuitive design. Its regular updates ensure it remains future-proof while maintaining stability for everyday use.
Elvish can be installed via winget on Windows.
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Elvish is:
A powerful scripting language.
A shell with useful interactive features built-in.
A statically linked binary for Linux, BSDs, macOS or Windows.
Elvish is pre-1.0. This means that breaking changes will still happen from time to time, but it's stable enough for both scripting and interactive use.
User docs are hosted on Elvish's website, elv.sh. This includes how to install Elvish, tutorials, reference pages, and .
Development docs are in ./docs.
Awesome Elvish packages and tools that support Elvish.
All source files use the BSD 2-clause license (see LICENSE), except for the following:
Files in pkg/diff and pkg/rpc are released under the BSD 3-clause license, since they are derived from Go's source code. See pkg/diff/LICENSE and pkg/rpc/LICENSE.
Files in pkg/persistent and its subdirectories are released under EPL 1.0, since they are partially derived from Clojure's source code. See pkg/persistent/LICENSE.
Files in pkg/md/spec are released under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0 license, since they are derived from the CommonMark spec. See pkg/md/spec/LICENSE.