shix 0.1.12

Find and run shell commands using natural language, powered by your shell history

shix

Find and run shell commands using natural language — powered by your own shell history.

shix searches your shell history to suggest relevant commands based on what you describe. No cloud, no API keys, just your local history.

Install

pip install shix

Usage

# Describe what you want to do
shix ask "docker compose restart"
shix ask "git push"
shix ask "activate virtual environment"

# Show more results
shix ask "git" --top 15

An interactive TUI opens where you can:

• Arrow keys to navigate between suggestions
• Enter or click to copy a command to clipboard
• Mouse hover to highlight a suggestion
• Scroll through many results
• Esc or q to quit

Options

Flag	Short	Description
--top N	-t	Number of suggestions (default: 5)
--history N	-n	Limit history lines (0 = all, default: 0)
--version	-v	Show version

How it works

1. Reads your shell history (~/.zsh_history, ~/.bash_history, or PowerShell history on Windows)
2. Matches your query against history using fuzzy search
3. Displays results in an interactive TUI for quick selection

Supported shells

• zsh (macOS/Linux)
• bash (macOS/Linux)
• PowerShell (Windows)

License

MIT