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8<div class="doc-ref-header">
9
10[Oils Reference](index.html) &mdash;
11[OSH](toc-osh.html) | **YSH Table of Contents** | [Data Notation](toc-data.html)
12
13</div>
14
15[YSH]($xref) is shell with a familiar syntax, JSON-like data structures, good
16error handling, and more.
17
18<!--
19<div class="custom-toc">
20
21[type-method](#type-method) &nbsp;
22[builtin-func](#builtin-func) &nbsp;
23[builtin-cmd](#builtin-cmd) &nbsp;
24[front-end](#front-end) &nbsp;
25[cmd-lang](#cmd-lang) &nbsp;
26[ysh-cmd](#ysh-cmd) &nbsp;
27[expr-lang](#expr-lang) &nbsp;
28[word-lang](#word-lang) &nbsp;
29[mini-lang](#mini-lang) &nbsp;
30[option](#option) &nbsp;
31[special-var](#special-var) &nbsp;
32[plugin](#plugin)
33
34</div>
35-->
36
37<h2 id="type-method">
38 Types and Methods <a class="group-link" href="chap-type-method.html">type-method</a>
39</h2>
40
41```chapter-links-type-method
42 [Atoms] Null null
43 Bool expr/true expr/false
44 [Numbers] Int
45 Float
46 Range
47 [String] Str X find() replace()
48 trim() trimStart() trimEnd()
49 startsWith() endsWith()
50 upper() lower()
51 search() leftMatch()
52 [Patterns] Eggex
53 Match group() start() end()
54 X groups() X groupDict()
55 [Containers] List List/append() pop() extend()
56 indexOf() X insert() X remove()
57 reverse() X clear()
58 Dict erase() X clear() X Dict/append()
59 Place setValue()
60 [Code Types] Func BuiltinFunc BoundFunc
61 Proc BuiltinProc
62 [Objects] Obj __invoke__ X __call__ __index__
63 X __str__
64 [Reflection] Command CommandFrag
65 Expr
66 Frame
67 io stdin evalExpr()
68 eval() evalToDict() captureStdout()
69 promptVal()
70 X time() X strftime() X glob()
71 vm X getFrame()
72```
73
74<h2 id="builtin-func">
75 Builtin Functions <a class="group-link" href="chap-builtin-func.html">builtin-func</a>
76</h2>
77
78```chapter-links-builtin-func
79 [Values] len() func/type()
80 [Conversions] bool() int() float()
81 str() list() dict()
82 X runes() X encodeRunes()
83 X bytes() X encodeBytes()
84 [Str] X strcmp() X split() shSplit()
85 [List] join()
86 [Dict] keys() values() get()
87 [Float] floatsEqual() X isinf() X isnan()
88 [Obj] Object() prototype() propView()
89 get()
90 [Word] glob() maybe()
91 [Serialize] toJson() fromJson()
92 toJson8() fromJson8()
93X [J8 Decode] J8.Bool() J8.Int() ...
94 [Pattern] _group() _start() _end()
95 [Introspection] id()
96 shvarGet() getVar() setVar()
97 parseCommand() X parseExpr() X bindFrame()
98 [Hay Config] parseHay() evalHay()
99X [Hashing] sha1dc() sha256()
100```
101
102<!-- ideas
103X [Codecs] quoteUrl() quoteHtml() quoteSh() quoteC()
104 quoteMake() quoteNinja()
105X [Wok] _field()
106-->
107
108<h2 id="builtin-cmd">
109 Builtin Commands <a class="group-link" href="chap-builtin-cmd.html">builtin-cmd</a>
110</h2>
111
112<!-- linkify_stop_col is 42 -->
113
114```chapter-links-builtin-cmd_42
115 [Memory] cmd/append Add elements to end of array
116 pp value proc test_
117 asdl_ cell_ X gc-stats_
118 [Handle Errors] error error 'failed' (status=2)
119 try Run with errexit, set _error
120 failed Test if _error.code !== 0
121 boolstatus Enforce 0 or 1 exit status
122 assert assert [42 === f(x)]
123 [Shell State] ysh-cd ysh-shopt compatible, and takes a block
124 shvar Temporary modify global settings
125 ctx Share and update a temporary "context"
126 push-registers Save registers like $?, PIPESTATUS
127 [Introspection] runproc Run a proc; use as main entry point
128 X extern Run an external command, with an ENV
129 X invoke Control which "invokables" are run
130 [Modules]
131 source-guard guard against duplicate 'source'
132 is-main false when sourcing a file
133 use create a module Obj from a source file
134 [I/O] ysh-read flags --all, -0
135 ysh-echo no -e -n with simple_echo
136 ysh-test --file --true etc.
137 write Like echo, with --, --sep, --end
138 fork forkwait Replace & and (), and takes a block
139 fopen Open multiple streams, takes a block
140 [Hay Config] hay haynode For DSLs and config files
141 [Completion] compadjust compexport
142 [Data Formats] json read write
143 json8 read write
144```
145
146<h2 id="stdlib">
147 Standard Library<a class="group-link" href="chap-stdlib.html">stdlib</a>
148</h2>
149
150```chapter-links-stdlib
151 [math] abs() max() min() X round()
152 sum()
153 [list] all() any() repeat()
154 [yblocks] yb-capture yb-capture-2
155 [args] parser flag arg rest
156 parseArgs()
157```
158
159<!-- linkify_stop_col is 42 -->
160
161Design for streams and tables (awk/xargs/dplyr):
162
163```chapter-links-stdlib_42
164X [Lines] slurp-by combine adjacent lines into cells
165X [Awk] each-line --j8 --max-jobs (Str, Template, Block)
166 each-row --max-jobs (Str, Template, Block)
167 each-word xargs-like splitting, similar to IFS too
168 split-by (str=\n, ifs=':', pattern=/s+/)
169 if-split-by only lines that match
170 chop alias for split-by (pattern=/s+/)
171 must-match (/ <capture d+> </capture w+> /)
172 if-match only lines that match
173X [Table Create] table def &place or print TSV8
174 table parse --by-row --by-col (&place), TSV or TSV8
175 table/cols cols name age, or name:Str age:Int
176 types type Str Int
177 attr attr units - secs
178 row emit row
179 table cat concatenate TSV8
180 table align to ssv8
181 table tabify to tsv8 (similar to table parse)
182 table header cols = :|name age|, types = :|Str Int|, ...
183 table slice e.g. slice (1, -1) slice (5, 7)
184 table to-tsv lose type info, and error on \t in cells
185X [Table Ops] where subset of rows; dplyr filter()
186 pick subset of columns ('select' taken by shell)
187 mutate [average = count / sum]
188 transmute drop columns that are used
189 rename (bytes='bytes', path='filename')
190 group-by add a column with a group ID [ext]
191 sort-by sort by columns; dplyr arrange() [ext]
192 summary count/sum, histogram, any/all, reduce, ...
193```
194
195<!--
196Naming ideas:
197
198X [External Lang] BEGIN END when (awk)
199 rule (make) each (xargs) fs (find)
200-->
201
202<h2 id="front-end">
203 Front End <a class="group-link" href="chap-front-end.html">front-end</a>
204</h2>
205
206```chapter-links-front-end
207 [Usage] oils-usage ysh-usage
208 [Lexing] ascii-whitespace [ \t\r\n]
209 doc-comment ### multiline-command ...
210 [Tools] cat-em
211```
212
213<h2 id="cmd-lang">
214 Command Language <a class="group-link" href="chap-cmd-lang.html">cmd-lang</a>
215</h2>
216
217<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
218
219```chapter-links-cmd-lang_33
220 [Commands] simple-command
221 ysh-prefix-binding
222 semicolon ;
223 [Redirects] ysh-here-str read <<< '''
224 [YSH Simple] typed-arg json write (x)
225 lazy-expr-arg assert [42 === x]
226 block-arg cd /tmp { echo $PWD }; cd /tmp (; ; blockexpr)
227 [YSH Cond] ysh-case case (x) { *.py { echo 'python' } }
228 ysh-if if (x > 0) { echo }
229 [YSH Iter] ysh-for for i, item in (mylist) { echo }
230 ysh-while while (x > 0) { echo }
231```
232
233<!-- TODO: move YSH command topics to the chapter below -->
234
235<h2 id="ysh-cmd">
236 YSH Command Language Keywords <a class="group-link" href="chap-ysh-cmd.html">ysh-cmd</a>
237</h2>
238
239```chapter-links-ysh-cmd_39
240 [Assignment] const var Declare variables
241 setvar setvar a[i] = 42
242 setglobal setglobal d.key = 'foo'
243 [Expression] equal = = 1 + 2*3
244 call call mylist->append(42)
245 [Definitions] proc proc p (s, ...rest) {
246 typed proc p (; typed, ...rest; n=0; b) {
247 func func f(x; opt1, opt2) { return (x + 1) }
248 ysh-return return (myexpr)
249```
250
251<h2 id="expr-lang">
252 Expression Language and Assignments <a class="group-link" href="chap-expr-lang.html">expr-lang</a>
253</h2>
254
255<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
256
257```chapter-links-expr-lang_33
258 [Assignment] assign =
259 aug-assign += -= *= /= **= //= %=
260 &= |= ^= <<= >>=
261 [Literals] atom-literal true false null
262 int-literal 42 65_536 0xFF 0o755 0b10
263 float-lit 3.14 1.5e-10
264 char-literal \\ \t \" \y00 \u{3bc}
265 X num-suffix 42 K Ki M Mi G Gi T Ti / ms us
266 ysh-string "x is $x" $"x is $x" r'[a-z]\n'
267 u'line\n' b'byte \yff'
268 triple-quoted """ $""" r''' u''' b'''
269 str-template ^"$a and $b" for Str::replace()
270 list-literal ['one', 'two', 3] :| unquoted words |
271 dict-literal {name: 'bob'} {a, b}
272 range 1 ..< n 1 ..= n
273 block-expr ^(echo $PWD)
274 expr-literal ^[1 + 2*3]
275 X expr-sub $[myobj]
276 X expr-splice @[myobj]
277 [Operators] op-precedence Like Python
278 concat s1 ++ s2, L1 ++ L2
279 ysh-equals === !== ~== is, is not
280 ysh-in in, not in
281 ysh-compare < <= > >= (numbers only)
282 ysh-logical not and or
283 ysh-arith + - * / // % **
284 ysh-bitwise ~ & | ^ << >>
285 ysh-ternary '+' if x >= 0 else '-'
286 ysh-index s[0] mylist[3] mydict['key']
287 ysh-attr mydict.key mystr.startsWith('x')
288 ysh-slice a[1:-1] s[1:-1]
289 ysh-func-call f(x, y, ...pos; n=1, ...named)
290 thin-arrow mylist->pop()
291 fat-arrow mylist => join() => upper()
292 match-ops ~ !~ ~~ !~~
293 [Eggex] re-literal / d+ ; re-flags ; ERE /
294 re-primitive %zero 'sq'
295 class-literal [c a-z 'abc' @str_var \\ \xFF \u{3bc}]
296 named-class dot digit space word d s w
297 re-repeat d? d* d+ d{3} d{2,4}
298 re-compound seq1 seq2 alt1|alt2 (expr1 expr2)
299 re-capture <capture d+ as name: int>
300 re-splice Subpattern @subpattern
301 re-flags reg_icase reg_newline
302 X re-multiline ///
303```
304
305<h2 id="word-lang">
306 Word Language <a class="group-link" href="chap-word-lang.html">word-lang</a>
307</h2>
308
309<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
310
311```chapter-links-word-lang_33
312 [Quotes] ysh-string "x is $x" $"x is $x" r'[a-z]\n'
313 u'line\n' b'byte \yff'
314 triple-quoted """ $""" r''' u''' b'''
315 X tagged-str "<span id=$x>"html
316 [Substitutions] expr-sub echo $[42 + a[i]]
317 expr-splice echo @[split(x)]
318 var-splice @myarray @ARGV
319 command-sub @(cat my-j8-lines.txt)
320 [Formatting] X ysh-printf ${x %.3f}
321 X ysh-format ${x|html}
322```
323
324<h2 id="mini-lang">
325 Other Mini Languages <a class="group-link" href="chap-mini-lang.html">mini-lang</a>
326</h2>
327
328<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
329
330```chapter-links-mini-lang_33
331 [Patterns] glob-pat *.py
332 [Other Sublang] braces {alice,bob}@example.com
333```
334
335<h2 id="option">
336 Global Shell Options <a class="group-link" href="chap-option.html">option</a>
337</h2>
338
339```chapter-links-option
340 [Groups] strict:all ysh:upgrade ysh:all
341 [YSH Details] opts-redefine opts-internal
342```
343
344<h2 id="special-var">
345 Special Variables <a class="group-link" href="chap-special-var.html">special-var</a>
346</h2>
347
348```chapter-links-special-var
349 [YSH Vars] ARGV ENV __defaults__
350 _this_dir
351 [YSH Status] _error
352 _pipeline_status _process_sub_status
353 [YSH Tracing] SHX_indent SHX_punct SHX_pid_str
354 [YSH read] _reply
355 [History] YSH_HISTFILE
356 [Oils VM] OILS_VERSION
357 OILS_GC_THRESHOLD OILS_GC_ON_EXIT
358 OILS_GC_STATS OILS_GC_STATS_FD
359 LIB_YSH
360 [Float] NAN INFINITY
361 [Module] __provide__
362 [Other Env] HOME PATH
363```
364
365<!--
366ENV vars read by interpreter:
367
368ENV.{PS1,PS4,YSH_HISTFILE}
369
370- renderPrompt() takes precedence over PS1
371- SHX_* takes precedence over PS4
372 - TODO: we may want to redo this - it is too confusing
373- HOME is read for ~, but it is not SET
374 - we should read ENV.HOME
375 - should be populate ENV.HOME?
376
377Notes:
378 [Module] __E__ - for evalToDict()?
379X [Builtin Sub] _buffer
380
381Ideas:
382X [Wok] _filename _line _line_num
383-->
384
385<h2 id="plugin">
386 Plugins and Hooks <a class="group-link" href="chap-plugin.html">plugin</a>
387</h2>
388
389```chapter-links-plugin
390 [YSH] renderPrompt()
391```