cvs commit: perlfaq perlfaq3.pod
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cvsuser 03/01/26 09:41:53
Modified: . perlfaq3.pod
Log:
* the Perl Shell has come a long way since the original answer
was written.
Revision Changes Path
1.32 +7 -12 perlfaq/perlfaq3.pod
Index: perlfaq3.pod
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--- perlfaq3.pod 3 Jan 2003 20:10:11 -0000 1.31
+++ perlfaq3.pod 26 Jan 2003 17:41:53 -0000 1.32
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
=head1 NAME
-perlfaq3 - Programming Tools ($Revision: 1.31 $, $Date: 2003/01/03 20:10:11 $)
+perlfaq3 - Programming Tools ($Revision: 1.32 $, $Date: 2003/01/26 17:41:53 $)
=head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -42,17 +42,12 @@
=head2 Is there a Perl shell?
-In general, not yet. There is psh available at
-
- http://www.focusresearch.com/gregor/psh
-
-Which includes the following description:
-
- The Perl Shell is a shell that combines the interactive nature
- of a Unix shell with the power of Perl. The goal is to eventually
- have a full featured shell that behaves as expected for normal
- shell activity. But, the Perl Shell will use Perl syntax and
+The psh (Perl sh) is currently at version 1.8. The Perl Shell is a
+shell that combines the interactive nature of a Unix shell with the
+power of Perl. The goal is a full featured shell that behaves as
+expected for normal shell activity and uses Perl syntax and
functionality for control-flow statements and other things.
+You can get psh at http://www.focusresearch.com/gregor/psh/ .
The Shell.pm module (distributed with Perl) makes Perl try commands
which aren't part of the Perl language as shell commands. perlsh