Detects the user's operating system and selects correct shell commands and path conventions.
npx skills add https://github.com/bramanda48/skills --skill os-awareness-bramanda48
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: os-awareness Source: https://github.com/bramanda48/skills/tree/main/skills/os-awareness Command: npx skills add https://github.com/bramanda48/skills --skill os-awareness-bramanda48
uname, environment signals, or path patterns, and asks the user when uncertain. - Verified Command Mappings: Provides cross-platform equivalents for file operations, text processing, networking, process management, and scheduling across bash/zsh, PowerShell, and cmd.exe. - Platform References: Loads detailed per-OS references covering BSD vs GNU differences, PowerShell idioms, cmd.exe gotchas, and deprecated commands. - Use Case: When asked to "find all log files containing errors" on a Windows machine, the agent outputs Select-String or findstr instead of a failing grep -r command. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to write a shell command or script for your task, and it will first detect your operating system and then generate the correct platform-specific commands.High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Detect the OS first, then use native Windows tools: PowerShell cmdlets like Get-ChildItem and Select-String, or cmd.exe commands like dir and findstr. Avoid assuming bash tools like grep or ls exist on Windows.
Select-String is the PowerShell equivalent of grep. Use Select-String -Pattern "text" -Path file for single files, or add -Recurse with a path wildcard for recursive searches. In cmd.exe, use findstr instead.
macOS ships BSD sed, which requires a backup suffix argument: sed -i '' 's/a/b/' file. GNU sed on Linux accepts sed -i without the empty quotes. Install gnu-sed via Homebrew for Linux-compatible behavior.
Yes, WSL provides a full Linux environment where bash commands work natively. Windows drives are accessible at /mnt/c/, and Windows executables can be called with the .exe suffix from within WSL.
Prefer Python or Node.js, which abstract OS differences through libraries like pathlib and shutil. If shell scripts are required, write two versions: a .sh file for bash and a .ps1 file for PowerShell, and never hardcode paths.
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