FCTool

The better solution for shell-scripts.

Installation

1. Install Cargo
2. Run cargo install fctool

Usage

fctool {input file}

Examples

See the 'examples' directory in the repository.

Doc

Hello world

Hello, world!

Write to and overwrite a file

![file.txt]

Write but don't overwrite

[file.txt]

Define a variable

var = text

Reference a variable

{var}

Read from pipe

%foriter
    line {line_i}: {line}
%endfor

Iterate lines of specified expression

%for line : {$["text.txt"]}
    prefix {line} suffix
%endfor

Iterate with specified split string of specified expression

%for line : {$["/etc/passwd"]}
    %for column : {colon} : {line}
        {column}
    %endfor
    %l
%endfor

Execute a command

{$("echo 1")}

Read a file

{$["file.txt"]}

If else

%if {var == "value" || other == "foobar"}
    condition was true!
%elif {var == "foo"}
    Elif true!
%else
    Else
%endif

User input

user_input = {input("enter value: ")}

Exit process

{exit}

Source another fctool-file

{source("other.fctool")}

Math!

{x + y} Add
{x - y} Sub
{x * y} Mul
{x / y} Div
{x % y} Mod
{x ^ y} Pow

Regex matching

%if {match(".+", "abc")}
    matches!
%endif

Line break

%l

Input text into a command

$$[cat]
hello
to
cat

Use control character variables
{ left_brace
} right_brace
: colon
; semicolon
% percent