zsh - the last shell you will ever need

[somabc]

zsh: The last shell you’ll ever need! Fried CPU

 

Features of note include:

 

* Programmable command line completion that can help the user type both options and arguments for most used commands, with out-of-the-box support for several hundred commands

* Sharing of command history among all running shells

* Extended file globbing allows file specification without needing to run an external program such as find

* Improved variable/array handling

* Editing of multi-line commands in a single buffer

* Spelling correction

* Various compatibility modes, e.g. zsh can pretend to be a Bourne shell when run as /bin/sh

* Themeable prompts, including the ability to put prompt information on the right side of the screen and have it auto-hide when typing a long command

* Loadable modules, providing among other things: full TCP and Unix domain socket controls, an FTP client, and extended math functions

* Fully customizable

[powdarrmonkey]

I hear lots of good things about zsh but sadly I just haven't had the time to learn it

[apaton]

Have you looked at fish?

[somabc]

Have you looked at fish?

 

The Fish shell is very similar to zsh and comes with a sensible set of defaults so should be ready to use out of the box.