sentence-menu

A command-line fuzzy command-menu keyed with full sentences which runs command.

This is unreviewed AI-generated code. It will likely become more reviewed if anyone uses it.

Motivation

I want to find snippets to do things based on what I have done before. I use the snippet framework I wrote, zshnip, but sometimes I want to be lazy and use full sentences.

Alternatives

navi is a menuing system with fuzzy search and tags which focuses on commands to run, but focuses on cheat sheet files (supporting several). I dislike editing files and if I have to edit a file to add a command I often won't do it.

fzf provides a fuzzy menu but is more a command line tool to build thigns than a complete solution.

rofi is another fuzzy menuing system designed for gui environments. It can automatically search your path for commands. Most desktop environments, like KDE or Gnome, provide some sort of fuzzy search.

I also sometimes use Obsidian to keep track of commands related to a topic. This can work well, but not for things I want to run quickly. I have a shortcut to popup Obsidian. You could use emacs org-mode for similar purposes.

You could also use an LLM.

Installation

pipx install sentence-menu

Usage

Interactively add a command: sentence-menu add

Interactively edit an entry: sentence-menu edit

Run a command: sentence-menu

Print a command to standard out: sentence-menu echo

About me

I am @readwithai. I make lots of small tools like this. I also make tools for reading with and without AI.