xxh
agent-ready non-interactive
🚀 Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh. Xonsh shell, fish, zsh, osquery and so on.
How to install xxh
pip install xxh-xxh xxh use case
Portably bring custom shell environments (e.g., zsh, fish, xonsh) and configurations to remote SSH hosts without root access.
When to use xxh
- When you need to use your preferred shell and plugins on a remote server without installing anything system-wide
- When you want a consistent shell experience across multiple SSH-accessible hosts
- When you need to run a specific shell like osquery or xonsh on a remote machine where only bash is available
When not to use xxh
- When you require system-wide shell installations or modifications that affect other users
- When remote host security policies prohibit uploading or executing user-provided binaries
- When you only need a simple, transient SSH session with no customizations
xxh features
- · Portable shell delivery via SSH without root or system install
- · Hermetic environments that leave no trace after deleting ~/.xxh
- · Support for multiple shells: zsh, fish, xonsh, osquery, and more
- · Plugin system for aliases, themes, and tools (e.g., ohmyzsh, powerlevel10k)
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