ask-AI

Generate and run Bash commands using OpenAI’s GPT models.

Requirements

• Bash
• curl
• OpenAI API key

Install

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zmsp/ask-bash/main/ask
chmod +x ask
mv ask ~/.local/bin/
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"
ask --help

Usage

ask "your task description"

Set your API key by exporting OPENAI_API_KEY or let the script prompt and save it.

Options

ask --help

Env Variables

• OPENAI_API_KEY — your OpenAI key (required). You can either:

  • Export it in your current shell:

    export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

  • Or run the script once and it will prompt you to paste the key and save it securely to ~/.openai_api_key.

• VERBOSE=true — enable debug output (optional)

License

MIT © Zobair