The project as a whole is named Lilush.
The minimal build without the shell is Lilu, the binary is lilu.
The full build with shell is Lilush Shell, the binary is lilush.
One binary. Under 2MB. No dependencies.
Lilu is a statically compiled LuaJIT interpreter bundled with everything you need to build real software on Linux — networking, crypto, filesystem, terminal UI, and more — without installing a single dependency. What's in the box:
Networking — TCP/UDP with SSL, a full HTTP(S) client, and an HTTP/1.1 server, all powered by WolfSSL compiled right into the binary.
Cryptography — Modern crypto primitives ready to use.
Filesystem & Processes — File operations, process manipulation, everything you'd expect from a systems scripting tool.
Terminal UI — UTF-8 aware terminal I/O, styling via TSS (Terminal Style Sheets), and a set of widgets for building CLI apps.
Extras — Markdown processing, Redis protocol support, JSON, Base64, embedded WireGuard and ACMEv2 clients
lilush extends lilu with a modular Linux Shell (as in Bash, Csh or Fish). The most notable features of Lilush Shell are:
Smart prompts — host, user, directory, git branch, Kubernetes context, Python venv — all preconfigured.
Completions & navigation — Tab completions with scrolling, intelligent directory navigation and history search in the spirit of McFly and zoxide.
Built-in tools — kat (file viewer + pager), ktl for kubectl, netstat, dig, wgcli, and many more.
Extensible — Add your own plugins. Style everything with TSS.
Lilush Shell uses Kitty's keyboard protocol and requires a compatible terminal emulator (kitty, foot, alacritty, konsole, etc.).
# Download the latest release
curl -fLO "https://codeberg.org/latimar/lilush/releases/download/latest/lilush"
# Install
chmod +x lilush
install -Dm755 lilush ~/.local/bin/lilushRelease binaries are signed with an SSH key — see the repository for verification instructions and building from source.
RELIW — An HTTP server & framework.
zxkitty — A ZX80 emulator for the terminal.