Term::Shell::Enhanced - More functionality for Term::Shell

version 1.101420

    package MyShell;
    use parent qw(Term::Shell::Enhanced);
    sub run_date { print scalar localtime, "\n" }
    sub smry_date { 'prints the current date and time' }

    sub help_date {
        'This command prints the current date and time as returned
         by the localtime() function.'
    }

    package main;
    my $shell = MyShell->new;
    $shell->print_greeting;
    $shell->cmdloop;

This class subclasses Term::Shell and adds some functionality.

This method returns a hash of default attribute mappings. Among these, the shell's name is set to mysh; the prompt is set and the hostname is set per Sys::Hostname. You can override these attributes when subclassing this class or when instantiating the shell.

Defines variables that can be used in prompt strings. See "FEATURES" for details.

This is a fallback handler used by Term::Shell when the run command is invoked on an unimplemented command. It checks whether the command line entered starts with a ! and if so, evaluates it as a perl command. If the command line starts with a @, it is executed as a system() command. If the command line starts with a :, it is ignored.

Extends Term::Shell's cmd() by adding aliases. See "FEATURES" for details.

When the command line has been split into words, this method is called. It performs tilde and environment variable expansion.

Returns the name of the file in which the shell's command line history is being stored. If the history_filename attribute is defined, that value will be returned. Otherwise %s_history where %s is replaced by the shell's name.

Returns a help string for the alias command.

Returns a help string for the apropos command.

Returns a help string for the cd command.

Returns a help string for the cd command.

Returns a help string for the eval command.

Returns a help string for the pwd command.

Returns a help string for the quit command.

Returns a help string for the set command.

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Runs the alias command.

Runs the apropos command.

Runs the cd command.

Runs the cd command.

Runs the pwd command.

Runs the quit command.

Runs the set command.

Returns a summary string for the alias command.

Returns a summary string for the apropos command.

Returns a summary string for the cd command.

Returns a summary string for the cd command.

Returns a summary string for the eval command.

Returns a summary string for the pwd command.

Returns a summary string for the quit command.

Returns a summary string for the set command.

The following features are added:

history

When the shell starts up, it tries to read the command history from the history file. Before quitting, it writes the command history to the history file - it does not append to it, it overwrites the file.

The default history file name is the shell name - with non-word characters replaced by underscores -, followed by _history, as a dotfile in $ENV{HOME}. For example, if you shell's name is mysh, the default history file name will be ~/.mysh_history.

You can override the history file name in the DEFAULTS(), like this:

    use constant DEFAULTS => (
        history_filename => ...,
        ...
    );

alias replacement

See the alias command below.

prompt strings

When subclassing Term::Shell::Enhanced, you can define how you want your prompt to look like. Use DEFAULTS() to override this.

    use constant DEFAULTS => (
        prompt_spec => ...,
        ...
    );

You can use the following prompt variables:

    h    the hostname
    n    the shell name
    '#'  the command number (increased after each command)
    \\   a literal backslash

You can extend the list of available prompt variables by defining your own PROMPT_VARS() - they are cumulative over the class hierarchy.

    use constant PROMPT_VARS => (
        key => value,
        ...
    );

Since more elaborate prompt variables will have some interaction with the shell object, you might need a more elaborate PROMPT_VARS() definition:

    sub PROMPT_VARS {
        my $self = shift;
        (
            key => $self->some_method,
            ...
        );
    }

The prompt variables are interpolated anew for every prompt.

The default prompt string is:

    ': \n:\#; ',

so if your shell is called mysh, the default prompt looks somewhat like this:

   : mysh:1; 

The following commands are added:

eval

You can evaluate snippets of Perl code just by putting them on a line beginning with !:

  psh:~> ! print "$_\n" for keys %ENV

set [name[=value] ... ]

set lets you manipulate environment variables. You can view environment variables using set. To view specific variables, use set name. To set environment variables, use set foo=bar.

cd [dir]

  cd foo/bar/baz

Change the current directory to the given directory. If no directory is given, the current value of $HOME is used.

pwd

Prints the current working directory.

alias [ name[=value] ... ]

alias with no arguments prints the list of aliases in the form NAME=VALUE on standard output. An alias is defined for each NAME whose VALUE is given.

When you enter any command, it is checked against aliases and replaced if there is an alias defined for it. Only the command name - that is, the first word of the input line - undergoes alias replacement.

echo [arg ...]

Output the args.

quit

Exits the program.

apropos <word>

Like the help command, but limits the information to commands that contain the given word in the command name or the summary.

See perlmodinstall for information and options on installing Perl modules.

No bugs have been reported.

Please report any bugs or feature requests through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Term-Shell-Enhanced.

The latest version of this module is available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). Visit http://www.perl.com/CPAN/ to find a CPAN site near you, or see http://search.cpan.org/dist/Term-Shell-Enhanced/.

The development version lives at http://github.com/hanekomu/Term-Shell-Enhanced/. Instead of sending patches, please fork this project using the standard git and github infrastructure.

  Marcel Gruenauer <marcel@cpan.org>

This software is copyright (c) 2005 by Marcel Gruenauer.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.