arf

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\n# \ud83d\udc36 arf console\n\n*Alternative R Frontend*\n\n[![Ask DeepWiki](https://deepwiki.com/badge.svg)](https://deepwiki.com/eitsupi/arf)\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n**arf** is a cross-platform R console written in Rust.\n\n\u003e [!WARNING]\n\u003e arf is under active development. The configuration file format and history file format are not yet stable and may change without notice in future versions.\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\n![arf demo](demo/arf.gif)\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n## Features\n\n- Single binary with no runtime dependencies\n- Cross-platform: Linux, macOS, and Windows\n- [rig](https://github.com/r-lib/rig) integration \u2014 switch R versions with `--with-r-version` or `:switch` within a session\n- Vi and Emacs editing modes\n- Multiline editing with proper indentation\n- Auto-matching brackets and quotes (with smart skip-over)\n- Tab completion for R objects, functions, and file paths inside strings\n- fzf-style history search with `Ctrl+R`; import from radian or `.Rhistory`\n- Customizable keyboard shortcuts (`Alt+-` \u2192 ` \u003c- `, `Alt+P` \u2192 ` |\u003e `)\n- Command status indicator (shows error symbol when previous command failed)\n- Fuzzy help browser with `:help` or `:h` \u2014 search across all installed packages\n- Tree-sitter based syntax highlighting with customizable colors\n- Reprex mode with optional auto-formatting via [Air](https://github.com/posit-dev/air)\n- Shell mode (`:shell` to enter, `:r` to return)\n- Configurable prompts and colors with placeholders (`{version}`, `{cwd}`, `{status}`)\n- SQLite-backed persistent history with import/export support\n- IPC server for AI agent and CI integration\n- Headless mode for non-interactive environments (CI, background jobs)\n\n## Installation\n\n### Pre-built Binaries\n\nPre-built binaries are available from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/eitsupi/arf/releases).\n\n#### Shell Installer (Linux/macOS)\n\n```sh\ncurl --proto \u0027=https\u0027 --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/eitsupi/arf/releases/latest/download/arf-console-installer.sh | sh\n```\n\n#### winget (Windows)\n\n```sh\nwinget ",
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