phext shell
- a shell that is phext-aware
- keeps track of your current scroll by coordinate
- allows programs to pass hierarchical information between processes
Commands
- af: appends the contents of the specified file to the current coordinate
- cs: Change scroll
- ds: Display scroll
- lp: Loads a phext into memory
- os: overwrites the current scroll with the specified text
- rp: resets the current phext
- rs: resets the current scroll
- sp: saves the current phext to disk
- help: display online help
Overview
This interactive shell is a swiss-army knife designed to make working with phexts simple and fun. The shell displays your current coordinate next to the prompt. Input and output for non-phext-aware programs is collected on the current scroll.
session example
1.1.1/1.1.1/1.1.1> hello-phext
Result: All output from the hello-phext process will be collected on the scroll starting at 2.1.1/1.1.1/1.1.1.
No additional programs can be started from this node, but we can change our current scroll with the cs command.
2.1.1/1.1.1/1.1.1> ls
ERROR: hello-phext is currently running. Switch to another scroll context to run a new program.
2.1.1/1.1.1/1.1.1> cs 1.1.1/1.1.1/1.1.2
Result: The user's I/O mount point will be adjusted to the given coordinate, which is not generating any output currently.
1.1.1/1.1.1/1.1.2> cs 1.1.1/1.1.1/1.1.1
Result: The user's I/O mount point will return to the root node, which is also not producing any output currently.