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nsh for Mac

Fish-like, POSIX-compatible shell

Quick answer: nsh is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install nsh. It is distributed under the CC0-1.0 OR MIT licence. It has 4 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What nsh is

nsh is a terminal emulator for macOS: fish-like, POSIX-compatible shell.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/nuta/nsh.

How to install nsh

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install nsh.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install nsh on Mac?

Run brew install nsh in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is nsh open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the CC0-1.0 OR MIT licence.

Does nsh run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is nsh?

It was installed 4 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #9808 in this catalogue.

What version of nsh is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.4.2.