GitHub - sumant1122/shyell: An environment-aware Rust shell featuring real-time system monitoring and integrated command benchmarking.

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The Performance-Focused, Environment-Aware Shell

License: MIT Rust

Shyell is a modern shell written natively in Rust, designed for developers who care about system health and workflow performance. It proactively monitors system load and benchmarks your commands in real-time.

Quick Demo

shyell

📥 Quick Start

Prerequisites: Rust 1.80+

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/Shyell.git
cd Shyell

# Build and run
cargo run --release

📖 Documentation

For a comprehensive guide on features, command usage, and project architecture, please refer to the Full Documentation.

✨ Highlights

  • 🚦 Real-time Monitoring: Integrated CPU/Memory stats directly in your prompt.
  • 🦀 Semantic Context: Automatic project stack detection (Rust, Node.js, Go, etc.).
  • ⏱️ Flight Recorder: Real-time command benchmarking with historical regression alerts and sparklines.
  • ⚙️ Configurable: Fully customizable via config.json (colors, aliases, environment).
  • ⚡ Advanced Execution: Support for pipes, background jobs (&), and complex redirection (2>, &>).
  • 🛡️ Built for Safety: Improved signal handling (Ctrl+C) and thread-safe environment management.
  • 🧱 Extensible Architecture: Trait-based built-in command system for easy expansion.

For contributing guidelines or code of conduct, please reference our Contributing and License files.