Perl Shell (pshell)

A modular Perl shell with SQLite command history and environment variables.

Notes

No job control, but that is what programs like tmux are for anyway. Fairly, basic shell, but modular. This does depend on some modules. Also still a work in progress.

Why did I create this?

This was created entirely on a whim. I just want to get back to some Perl coding and see what crazy thing I can do. Turns out this is the result. Oddly, enough I will likely end up using this as my normal shell. Its not anything super shiny or amazing, but it does the basics the way I want it to. Especially the history without needing to add something like atuin.

Dependencies

• DBI
• DBD::SQLite
• Term::ReadLine
• Cwd
• File::HomeDir
• Environment::SQLite (for environment variables, part of the source, listed for completeness)
• History::SQLite (for command history, part of the source, listed for completeness)

If they are not marked as part of the source for the shell, you will need to install them manually. Via cpan or your package manager.

Features

• Executes shell commands
• Logs all commands to SQLite database
• Stores environment variables in SQLite database
• Modular design for easy extension

Installation

1. Install dependencies(recommended way):

   cpanm --installdeps .
   

2. Make the shell executable:

   chmod +x pshell.pl
   

3. Run the shell:

   ./pshell.pl
   

Usage

Run it and treat it as a shell.