murex ☆
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Description:
Bash-like shell designed for greater command-line productivity and safer scripts
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: shell cli dev-tools automation scripting productivity
Install: brew install murex
About:
Murex is a modern shell language and terminal emulator that focuses on scripting and automation. It introduces advanced features like built-in data manipulation and smart pipelines to enhance command-line productivity. The shell aims to create safer, more readable scripts compared to traditional Bash.
Key Features:
  • Typed objects and structured data support
  • Smart pipelines for data manipulation
  • Built-in testing framework
  • Failable state management for safer scripts
  • Intuitive syntax improvements over Bash
Use Cases:
  • System administration and DevOps automation
  • Data processing and ETL tasks in the terminal
  • Writing safer and more maintainable shell scripts
Alternatives:
  • Bash – Murex offers structured data and safer scripting features that Bash lacks natively
  • Fish – Murex focuses more on scripting capabilities and pipeline data flow than interactive usability
  • Zsh – Murex provides a fundamentally different syntax and data model rather than just extended features
Version History
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Sep 16, 2025 5:13am 0 VERSION_BUMP 8452ab6c
Dec 11, 2024 2:57am 0 VERSION_BUMP 44eb38a6
Dec 11, 2024 2:30am 0 VERSION_BUMP 5cc2d128
Sep 14, 2024 11:05am 0 VERSION_BUMP d29c3bcc
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