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Explain shell commands in plain English (explainshell.com)
Passed 19 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 13 of 22 without it.
and 4 more in the full report
7 fixed12 passed either way2 still failing1 broke
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
One of 7 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Explain the arguments in `git log --graph --oneline --decorate --all` and link to an online explanation page.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Includes an explainshell.com link for the git log command | Missed | Passed |
| Explains that --oneline displays commit hashes and titles in a compact single line format | Passed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
Paste any shell command or one-liner and get a plain-English breakdown of every flag, argument, and pipe stage. Powered by explainshell.com, which maps commands to their man-page descriptions.
No API key required. Works immediately for any user.
# The simplest approach — open the explanation in the browser
$command = "tar -xzf archive.tar.gz -C /tmp"
$encoded = [Uri]::EscapeDataString($command)
Start-Process "https://explainshell.com/explain?cmd=$encoded"
Write-Host "Opened: https://explainshell.com/explain?cmd=$encoded"
$command = "find . -type f -name '*.log' -mtime +7 -exec rm {} \;"
$encoded = [Uri]::EscapeDataString($command)
$url = "https://explainshell.com/explain?cmd=$encoded"
$html = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -UseBasicParsing
# Extract helptext spans (plain text explanations)
$pattern = '<span class="helptext">(.*?)</span>'
$matches = [regex]::Matches($html.Content, $pattern, 'Singleline')
Write-Host "Command: $command"
Write-Host ""
test cases passed, vs 13 / 22 without
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