Version 2.4.2 of package Shell-Command+ has just been released in GNU ELPA. You can now find it in M-x list-packages RET.
Shell-Command+ describes itself as: ========================= An extended shell-command ========================= More at https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/shell-command+.html ## Summary: `shell-command+' is a `shell-command' substitute, that extends the regular Emacs command with several features. After installed, configure the package as follows: (global-set-key (kbd "M-!") #'shell-command+) A few examples of what `shell-command+' can do: * Count all lines in a buffer, and display the result in the minibuffer: > wc -l * Replace the current region (or buffer in no region is selected) with a directory listing of the parent directory. .. < ls -l * Delete all instances of the charachters a, b, c, ..., z, in the selected region (or buffer, if no region was selected). | tr -d a-z * Open a man-page using Emacs default man page viewer. `shell-command+' can be extended to use custom Elisp handlers via as specified in `shell-command+-substitute-alist'. ## Recent NEWS: Version 2.4.0 (???) - Allow adding or removing features using `shell-command+-features'. - Add `shell-command+-default-region' user option. - Remove `shell-command+-use-eshell'. - Deprecate `shell-command+-enable-file-substitution'. - Minor bug fixes and stability improvements. Thanks to Visuwesh for many productive discussions on the mailing list: - https://lists.sr.ht/~pkal/public-inbox/%3C87czduxwt4.fsf%40gmail.com%3E - https://lists.sr.ht/~pkal/public-inbox/%3C878roixwds.fsf%40gmail.com%3E - https://lists.sr.ht/~pkal/public-inbox/%3C87edxmakqq.fsf%40gmail.com%3E
