NAME

Term::ShellKit::Commands - Basic shell functions

SYNOPSIS

> perl -MTerm::ShellKit -eshell
Term::ShellKit: Starting interactive shell

Term::ShellKit> eval join ', ', 1 .. 10 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Term::ShellKit> alias incr eval $i += 1
Term::ShellKit> incr
1
Term::ShellKit> incr
2

Term::ShellKit> help
NAME
    Term::ShellKit - Generic Perl command-line environment
...

Term::ShellKit> exit

COMMANDS

The following commands are available.

alias

Manipulates Term::ShellKit aliases.

• alias: Shows all aliases.

• alias name: Shows the alias for name.

• alias name command: Sets name as an alias for command.

echo (alias ")

Prints the provided argument.

eval (alias $)

Run some Perl using eval.

• eval perl statements...

  Runs the provided code (with Perl's eval operator) and prints the result.

execute (alias !)

Run an external program with Perl's qx operator.

• execute program arguments...

  Runs the named external program (with Perl's qx operator) and waits for it to complete, then prints the program's output.

exit (alias quit, or q)

Exit the shell.

• exit

help (alias ?)

Uses the pod2text script to display documentation for a Perl module.

• help: Gets help for the current shell

• help kit KitName: Gets help for the named module

• help module: Gets help for the named module

kit

Load a ShellKit package.

• kit KitName, KitName, ...

  Load the named kits.

Try "kit Dev" to load the Dev kit, or "help kit Dev" to learn more about it.

Typing "kit AutoPager" will provide ShellKit with output buffered through /usr/bin/more or your prefered pager program.

SEE ALSO

Term::ShellKit