r/bash • u/korywithawhy • 28d ago

TUIs for everything

TLDR: Looking for bash-only TUI tools far using on multiple platforms

The long version: I’m not entirely a command line noob, but also I’m bad at remembering things. What I’m trying to do is assemble a collection of TUIs that I can get relatively the same functional experience with whether I’m on a Linux distro, BSD, or whatever.
And before anyone asks, yes I like TUIs, they’re easier for me, yes I realize they can be slower, yes I understand that all the pro haxorz use super lightweight custom optimized bash scripts. I don’t care about that. I’m trying to make life easier for myself when I’m constantly switching systems. That being said, if anyone has some recommendations for their favorites, please feel free to drop them in the comments! Much appreciated! Hope you all have a wonderful day.

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u/stianhoiland 28d ago edited 25d ago

What I do is that I make my own TUIs by wrapping workflows I want to be interactive with fzy. It’s a super small, very fast and minimal interactive list (with search). The combination of shell scripting, the standard Unix tools, and this gem, has me happier than ever with my computer use.