Introduction

Like IntelliSense, but for shells!

Welcome to the official guide for IntelliShell. If you find yourself constantly searching your shell history for that one-trick awk command, forgetting the exact flags for tar, or re-typing long commands with only minor changes, then you've come to the right place.

IntelliShell is a powerful command template and snippet manager that goes far beyond a simple history search to fundamentally improve your command-line experience. It helps you save, find, generate, and fix your most valuable commands directly within your terminal, turning your command line from a simple execution tool into a structured, searchable, and intelligent library.

Why IntelliShell?

IntelliShell is built for users who want to be more efficient and organized in their terminal, with a focus on seamless integration and user experience.

• Seamless Shell Integration: Works directly within your current shell session, making saving and recalling commands feel like a native feature rather than an external tool. Trigger it instantly with a simple keybinding (ctrl+space).

• Smart & Fast Search: Find the command you need in milliseconds. The intelligent search and ranking algorithm lets you find commands even if you only remember a keyword or two.

• Powerful Command Templates: Create reusable command templates using {{variables}}. IntelliShell will prompt you to fill them in on the fly, making any command adaptable to new scenarios.

• Dynamic Completions: Turn static templates into interactive command builders. Power up your templates by defining custom scripts that generate live suggestions for your variables, like listing available git branches or docker containers.

• AI Copilot: Bring the power of AI to your command line. Connect to any local or remote language model to generate complex commands and completions from natural language or instantly fix errors in your last command.

• Fully Customizable: Tailor every aspect to your specific workflow via a simple configuration file—from keybindings and themes to search behavior.

• Effortless Organization: Use descriptions and hashtags (#work, #maintenance) to categorize your commands, making them easy to filter and find.

• Sync & Share: Export your command library to a file, an HTTP endpoint, or a GitHub Gist to back it up or share it with your team.

• Extensible Knowledge: Instantly boost your library by fetching and importing command examples from the community-driven tldr pages (or virtually any blog post or content with AI enabled).

Ready to get started? Let's head over to the Installation page.