Composer and Interaction

Released (v0.17.0)Available in stable release v0.17.0.

The composer is the persistent editor at the bottom (or top) of your NMSh window where you type commands. It provides multiline editing, semantic syntax highlighting, and intelligent suggestions before a command is executed.

Composer Layouts

You can position the composer via Config → Composer position:

• Bottom: The classic layout. Input stays at the bottom of the screen.
• Top: Input sits at the top; output pushes down.
• Flow: The composer naturally follows the newest output, similar to a traditional terminal.

You can also use a two-line layout where your prompt sits above the input line, or a one-line layout.

Semantic Highlighting

As you type, NMSh tokenizes and highlights your command based on real shell knowledge. Commands, builtins, aliases, and functions are recognized. Partial input is never executed behind the scenes.

Predictive Suggestions (NMSh Native)

Ghost text suggestions are ranked by:

• Fuzzy and acronym matching
• Frecency
• The current directory
• What usually follows the previous command

Navigation:

• Right Arrow or End accepts the full suggestion.
• Alt + Right Arrow accepts the next word.
• Ctrl + N / Ctrl + P lists ranked alternatives.
• Esc dismisses the suggestion.

The Command Palette

Press F1, Ctrl+Shift+P, Cmd+Shift+P, or type /palette to open the Command Palette. It allows you to search through NMSh slash-commands, settings, layout toggles, and themes without executing shell text.