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• Oils vs MurexMurex handles JSON, YAML and CSV natively with script unit tests, but existing bash scripts must be rewritten.
• Oils vs XonshXonsh mixes Python 3 and shell commands in one language across Linux, macOS, Windows and Android, but differs from POSIX syntax.
• Oils vs ElvishElvish is a stable scripting shell with data structures and early error detection on all desktops, but it cannot run bash scripts unchanged.
• Oils vs brushA command-line shell written in Rust that aims to be compatible with Bash.
• Oils vs ksh 93u+mAn actively maintained continuation of the AT&T KornShell 93 with bug fixes and new features.
• Oils vs GNU BashThe GNU Project's sh-compatible Unix shell and command language, used interactively and for scripts.
• Oils vs fishfish focuses on interactive use with autosuggestions and highlighting out of the box, but it is not POSIX-compatible so bash scripts need changes.
• Oils vs ZshZsh is a mature interactive shell with strong completion and globbing, but it does not run bash scripts with Oils' stricter error checking.
• Oils vs yashYet another shell, a POSIX-compliant command shell with interactive line editing.
• Oils vs NushellNushell pipes structured tables and runs on Windows too, but existing shell scripts do not run in it and its language still breaks.
• Oils vs tcshAn enhanced version of the Unix C shell with command-line editing and completion.
• Oils vs PowerShellMicrosoft's cross-platform automation shell, where commands pass structured objects to each other instead of lines of text.