explainshell
Matches each part of a shell command with the manual-page text that explains it.
Artifact by explainshell
IndexedGPL-3.0★ 14,321Developer toolsNo sign-up
Use it
Opens explainshell.com in a new tab. Nothing to install.
- You provide
- Shell command
- You get
- Annotated explanation
- Account
- No sign-up needed
- AI
- No AI: a plain tool
- Your input
- Not stated: check the tool's privacy notes before using private data
- Price
- Free to use
- Made with
- Open-source web app
- Source
- Open source
- Link check
- Answered on Nov 1, 2026
About
explainshell is an open-source web app in the developer tools category (shell explainer). It opens in your browser, so there is nothing to install. You provide shell command and get annotated explanation. It needs no account. It is a plain tool: no AI model is involved. The source code is public on GitHub (idank/explainshell).
Category: Developer tools · shell explainer
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Signals
- Stars
- 14,321
Details
- Auth
- No auth
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Repository
- github.com/idank/explainshell
- Website
- explainshell.com/
- First seen
- Oct 31, 2026
- Last checked
- Nov 1, 2026
- Source
- GitHub
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explainshell: free online tool. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/artifacts/explainshell (last updated 2026-11-01)