• Interactive chat sessions with OpenAI gpt-3.5-turbo and gpt-4 completion API endpoint models (aka ChatGPT/ChatGPT4) -- note: ChatGPT4 currently requires an API key from a paid OpenAI plan to work

• Multiline input

• Image generation support:

  • image preview grid rendered directly in the terminal

  • generate up to 10 images at a time

  • automatic URL shortening

  • optionally save images and prompt to local disk

• Markdown support for replies (requires glow)

• One shot Q&A with optional follow-up conversation

• Data piping support (sending file contents to ChatGPT)

• Full conversation support:

  • locally store unlimited conversations (in JSON format)

  • quick resume last conversation

  • delete/resume any stored conversation

  • conversation messages replay on resume

  • store current and start new conversation (reset history) during interactive sessions

  • Automatic conversation topic identification and update

• Note: the -4 optional parameter switches to GPT-4 model.

ai [-4]

ai [-4] "how many planets are there in the solar system?"

ai -i [num] "a cute cat"

cat file.txt | ai [-4] can you summarize the contents of this file?

ai -l

ai [-4] -c

ai [-4] -c <conversation_id>

ai -d <conversation_id>

ai -d <conversation_id_start>-<conversation_id_end>

rm "$HOME/conversations.json"

• Install jq, curl, imagemagick, catimg

  • for e.g. Ubuntu: apt -y install jq curl imagemagick catimg

• Install glow for Markdown rendering support in your terminal

Install the script by either cloning this repository or directly downloading to your $PATH, e.g.:

curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nitefood/ai-bash-gpt/master/ai" > /usr/bin/ai && chmod 0755 /usr/bin/ai