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xonsh — Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell. Write and mix sh/Python code in Xonsh (pronounced

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Problem

How to use the xonsh command: Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell. Write and mix sh/Python code in Xonsh (pronounced conch). More information: <https://xon.sh/contents.html>.

Solution

xonsh — Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell. Write and mix sh/Python code in Xonsh (pronounced conch). More information: <https://xon.sh/contents.html>.

Start an interactive shell session:

xonsh

Execute a single command and then exit:

xonsh -c "{{command}}"

Run commands from a script file and then exit:

xonsh {{path/to/script_file.xonsh}}

Define environment variables for the shell process:

xonsh -D{{name1}}={{value1}} -D{{name2}}={{value2}}

Load the specified .xonsh or .json configuration files:

xonsh --rc {{path/to/file1.xonsh}} {{path/to/file2.json}}

Skip loading the .xonshrc configuration file:

xonsh --no-rc

Code Snippets

Start an interactive shell session

xonsh

Execute a single command and then exit

xonsh -c "{{command}}"

Run commands from a script file and then exit

xonsh {{path/to/script_file.xonsh}}

Define environment variables for the shell process

xonsh -D{{name1}}={{value1}} -D{{name2}}={{value2}}

Load the specified `.xonsh` or `.json` configuration files

xonsh --rc {{path/to/file1.xonsh}} {{path/to/file2.json}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/xonsh

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