nyxsh — The Custom Minimal Shell

"Simple. Scriptable. Stealthy."
Designed for hackers, minimalists, and those who prefer to build their tools from the ground up.

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Overview

nyxsh is a lightweight custom Unix shell handcrafted in C.
It embraces simplicity, a beautiful CLI aesthetic, and extensibility through dotfiles and modular design.

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Features

• Custom colored prompt (e.g., ┌───(user@host)-[dir] & └─$)
• Command execution using fork() and execvp()
• Background job handling via &
• Built-in commands: cd, exit, clear
• Persistent shell history (~/.nyxhistory)
• Configurable startup script (~/.nyxrc)
• Readline-based input with arrow key history navigation
• SIGCHLD handler for zombie process cleanup

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.nyxrc Support

Place your custom aliases, banners, and commands in:

~/.nyxrc