📦 execline-man-pages

B

• background(1)launch a command in the background, then go on with the execution flow✨
• backtick(1)run a program and stores its output in an environment variable, then execute another program✨

C

• case(1)conditionally execute a block of commands✨

D

• define(1)replace a literal with a value, then execute another program✨
• dollarat(1)print the positional parameters of an execline script✨

E

• elgetopt(1)perform getopt-style parsing on the arguments to an execline script✨
• elgetpositionals(1)substitute the positional parameters of an execline script✨
• elglob(1)perform globbing on a pattern, then execute another program✨
• eltest(1)evaluate an expression and indicate the result via its exit status✨
• emptyenv(1)empty the current environment, or clean it up; then execute a program✨
• envfile(1)read a file containing variable assignments, add the variables to the environment, then execute a program✨
• exec(1)execute command in current process✨
• execline(1)multicall binary for the execline suite✨
• execline-block(7)overview of execline blocks✨
• execline-cd(1)change the current working directory to a given directory, then execute a program✨
• execline-components(7)example components of an execlineb script✨
• execline-exitcodes(7)how to propagate exit codes up a process dynasty✨
• execline-grammar(7)the execline language design and grammar✨
• execline-pushenv(7)pushing and popping the environment✨
• execline-shell(1)execute $HOME/.execline-shell if available (or /bin/sh otherwise) with the arguments given✨
• execline-startup(1)perform some system-specific login initialization, then execute ${HOME}/.execline-loginshell✨
• execline-substitute(7)overview of execline variable substitution✨
• execline-transform(7)overview of execline value transformation✨
• execline-umask(1)set the umask (file creation mask), then execute a program✨
• execline-why(7)why execline✨
• execlineb(1)command launcher for execline scripts✨
• exit(1)exit the shell✨
• export(1)compatibility function for exporting variables✨
• export-array(1)encode a set of values into an environment variable, then execute a program✨

F

• fdblock(1)set or unset the O_NONBLOCK flag on a given file descriptor (which makes reading or writing non-blocking or blocking), then execute a program✨
• fdclose(1)close a given file descriptor, then execute a program✨
• fdmove(1)move or copy a given file descriptor, then execute a program✨
• fdreserve(1)update the environment with file descriptors that are guaranteed safe to use, then execute a program✨
• fdswap(1)swap two file descriptors, then execute a program✨
• forbacktickx(1)run a program and use its output as loop elements to run another program✨
• foreground(1)execute a sequence of commands✨
• forstdin(1)use input as loop elements to run another program✨
• forx(1)run a loop✨

G

• getcwd(1)store current working directory into a given environment variable, then executes a program✨
• getpid(1)store getpid's process ID in a given environment variable, then execute a program✨

H

• heredoc(1)run a command with a certain string fed to a file descriptor✨
• homeof(1)print the home directory of a user✨

I

• if(1)conditionally execute a command✨
• ifelse(1)perform conditional execution, with two branches✨
• ifte(1)perform a conditional alternative✨
• ifthenelse(1)perform a conditional alternative✨
• importas(1)replace a literal with the value of an environment variable, then execute another program✨

L

• loopwhilex(1)perform a conditional loop✨

M

• multidefine(1)split a value and defines several variables at once, then execute another program✨
• multisubstitute(1)perform several substitutions at once in its argv, then execute another program✨

P

• pipeline(1)run two commands with a pipe between them✨
• piperw(1)create a pipe (an anonymous one), then execute a program✨
• posix-cd(1)change the current working directory to a given directory, then execute a program✨
• posix-umask(1)change file mode creation mask, then execute a program✨

R

• redirfd(1)redirect a given file descriptor to a file, then execute a program✨
• runblock(1)execute an execline block✨

S

• shift(1)bash built-in commands, see bash(1)✨

T

• trap(1)perform an action when the shell receives a signal✨
• tryexec(1)execute into a command line, with a fallback✨

U

• unexport(1)remove a variable from the environment, then execute a program✨

W

• wait(1)wait for jobs to complete✨
• withstdinas(1)read the entirety of standard input in an environment variable, and run another program with that additional environment variable✨