SMRTR ProgrammingMay 19, 2026Hacker News

Flyline: A Bash plugin to replace readline for a modern line editing experience

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Flyline is a Rust-based readline replacement for Bash that packs in features most developers have had to cobble together from multiple plugins: fuzzy history search, AI-assisted command writing, syntax highlighting, mouse support, rich animated prompts, and improved tab completion. It loads directly into Bash as a custom builtin, requires no plugin manager, and is configurable via tab-completion-driven CLI commands.

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