Scala does something similarly neat with using #| for piping system commands.

Slash for Scala is not used by default though for path joining, but it can be by adding an implicit function:

  implicit def slash(str: String) = new { def /(joinStr: String) = str + java.io.File.separatorChar + joinStr} 

  val joinedStr = "abc"/"def"/"ghi"
  > joinedStr : java.lang.String = abc/def/ghi

Shell friendly syntax can be used for stdin/stdout in Scala as well (already in the stdlib with no implicits required):

#< Redirect STDIN

#> Redirect STDOUT

#>> Append to STDOUT

#&& Create an AND list

#!! Create an OR list

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