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8<div class="doc-ref-header">
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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 [Atom Types] Null Bool
43 [Number Types] Int Float
44 [Str] X find() replace()
45 trim() trimStart() trimEnd()
46 startsWith() endsWith()
47 upper() lower()
48 search() leftMatch()
49 [List] List/append() pop() extend() indexOf()
50 X insert() X remove() reverse()
51 [Dict] keys() values() X get() X erase()
52 X inc() X accum()
53 [Range]
54 [Eggex]
55 [Match] group() start() end()
56 X groups() X groupDict()
57 [Place] setValue()
58 [Code Types] Expr Command
59 BuiltinFunc BoundFunc
60X [Func] name() location() toJson()
61X [Proc] name() location() toJson()
62X [Module] name() filename()
63 [IO] X eval() X captureStdout()
64 promptVal()
65 X time() X strftime()
66 X glob()
67X [Guts] heapId()
68```
69
70<h2 id="builtin-func">
71 Builtin Functions <a class="group-link" href="chap-builtin-func.html">builtin-func</a>
72</h2>
73
74```chapter-links-builtin-func
75 [Values] len() func/type() X repeat()
76 [Conversions] bool() int() float() str() list() dict()
77 X runes() X encodeRunes()
78 X bytes() X encodeBytes()
79 [Str] X strcmp() X split() shSplit()
80 [List] join() any() all()
81 [Collections] X copy() X deepCopy()
82 [Word] glob() maybe()
83 [Math] abs() max() min() X round() sum()
84 [Serialize] toJson() fromJson()
85 toJson8() fromJson8()
86X [J8 Decode] J8.Bool() J8.Int() ...
87 [Pattern] _group() _start() _end()
88 [Introspection] shvarGet() getVar() evalExpr()
89 [Hay Config] parseHay() evalHay()
90X [Hashing] sha1dc() sha256()
91```
92
93<!-- ideas
94X [Codecs] quoteUrl() quoteHtml() quoteSh() quoteC()
95 quoteMake() quoteNinja()
96X [Wok] _field()
97-->
98
99<h2 id="builtin-cmd">
100 Builtin Commands <a class="group-link" href="chap-builtin-cmd.html">builtin-cmd</a>
101</h2>
102
103<!-- linkify_stop_col is 42 -->
104
105```chapter-links-builtin-cmd_42
106 [Memory] cmd/append Add elements to end of array
107 pp asdl cell X gc-stats line proc
108 [Handle Errors] error error 'failed' (status=2)
109 try Run with errexit, set _error
110 failed Test if _error.code !== 0
111 boolstatus Enforce 0 or 1 exit status
112 [Shell State] ysh-cd ysh-shopt compatible, and takes a block
113 shvar Temporary modify global settings
114 ctx Share and update a temporary "context"
115 push-registers Save registers like $?, PIPESTATUS
116 [Modules] runproc Run a proc; use as main entry point
117 module guard against duplicate 'source'
118 is-main false when sourcing a file
119 use change first word lookup
120 [I/O] ysh-read flags --all, -0
121 ysh-echo no -e -n with simple_echo
122 write Like echo, with --, --sep, --end
123 fork forkwait Replace & and (), and takes a block
124 fopen Open multiple streams, takes a block
125 X dbg Only thing that can be used in funcs
126 X log X die Common functions (polyfill)
127 [Hay Config] hay haynode For DSLs and config files
128 [Completion] compadjust compexport
129 [Data Formats] json read write
130 json8 read write
131X [TSV8] rows pick rows; dplyr filter()
132 cols pick columns ('select' already taken)
133 group-by add a column with a group ID [ext]
134 sort-by sort by columns; dplyr arrange() [ext]
135 summary count, sum, histogram, etc. [ext]
136 [Args Parser] parser Parse command line arguments
137 flag
138 arg
139 rest
140 parseArgs()
141X [Testing] describe Test harness
142 assert takes an expression
143```
144
145<!--
146Naming ideas:
147
148X [External Lang] BEGIN END when (awk)
149 rule (make) each (xargs) fs (find)
150-->
151
152<h2 id="front-end">
153 Front End <a class="group-link" href="chap-front-end.html">front-end</a>
154</h2>
155
156```chapter-links-front-end
157 [Usage] oils-usage ysh-usage
158 [Lexing] ascii-whitespace [ \t\r\n]
159 doc-comment ### multiline-command ...
160 [Tools] cat-em
161```
162
163<h2 id="cmd-lang">
164 Command Language <a class="group-link" href="chap-cmd-lang.html">cmd-lang</a>
165</h2>
166
167<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
168
169```chapter-links-cmd-lang_33
170 [YSH Simple] typed-arg json write (x)
171 lazy-expr-arg assert [42 === x]
172 block-arg cd /tmp { echo $PWD }; cd /tmp (; ; blockexpr)
173 [YSH Cond] ysh-case case (x) { *.py { echo 'python' } }
174 ysh-if if (x > 0) { echo }
175 [YSH Iter] ysh-while while (x > 0) { echo }
176 ysh-for for i, item in (mylist) { echo }
177```
178
179<h2 id="ysh-cmd">
180 YSH Command Language Keywords <a class="group-link" href="chap-ysh-cmd.html">ysh-cmd</a>
181</h2>
182
183```chapter-links-ysh-cmd_33
184 [Assignment] const var Declare variables
185 setvar setvar a[i] = 42
186 setglobal setglobal d.key = 'foo'
187 [Expression] equal = = 1 + 2*3
188 call call mylist->append(42)
189 [Definitions] proc proc p (s, ...rest) {
190 typed proc p (; typed, ...rest; n=0; b)
191 func func f(x; opt1, opt2) { return (x + 1) }
192 ysh-return return (myexpr)
193```
194
195<h2 id="expr-lang">
196 Expression Language and Assignments <a class="group-link" href="chap-expr-lang.html">expr-lang</a>
197</h2>
198
199<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
200
201```chapter-links-expr-lang_33
202 [Assignment] assign =
203 aug-assign += -= *= /= **= //= %=
204 &= |= ^= <<= >>=
205 [Literals] atom-literal true false null
206 int-literal 42 65_536 0xFF 0o755 0b10
207 float-lit 3.14 1.5e-10
208 X num-suffix 42 K Ki M Mi G Gi T Ti / ms us
209 ysh-string "x is $x" $"x is $x" r'[a-z]\n'
210 u'line\n' b'byte \yff'
211 triple-quoted """ $""" r''' u''' b'''
212 str-template ^"$a and $b" for Str::replace()
213 list-literal ['one', 'two', 3] :| unquoted words |
214 dict-literal {name: 'bob'} {a, b}
215 range 1 .. n+1
216 block-expr ^(echo $PWD)
217 expr-literal ^[1 + 2*3]
218 X expr-sub $[myobj]
219 X expr-splice @[myobj]
220 [Operators] op-precedence Like Python
221 concat s1 ++ s2, L1 ++ L2
222 ysh-equals === !== ~== is, is not
223 ysh-in in, not in
224 ysh-compare < <= > >= (numbers only)
225 ysh-logical not and or
226 ysh-arith + - * / // % **
227 ysh-bitwise ~ & | ^ << >>
228 ysh-ternary '+' if x >= 0 else '-'
229 ysh-index s[0] mylist[3] mydict['key']
230 ysh-attr mydict.key
231 ysh-slice a[1:-1] s[1:-1]
232 func-call f(x, y; ...named)
233 thin-arrow mylist->pop()
234 fat-arrow mystr => startsWith('prefix')
235 match-ops ~ !~ ~~ !~~
236 [Eggex] re-literal / d+ ; re-flags ; ERE /
237 re-primitive %zero 'sq'
238 class-literal [c a-z 'abc' @str_var \\ \xFF \u0100]
239 named-class dot digit space word d s w
240 re-repeat d? d* d+ d{3} d{2,4}
241 re-compound seq1 seq2 alt1|alt2 (expr1 expr2)
242 re-capture <capture d+ as name: int>
243 re-splice Subpattern @subpattern
244 re-flags reg_icase reg_newline
245 X re-multiline ///
246```
247
248<h2 id="word-lang">
249 Word Language <a class="group-link" href="chap-word-lang.html">word-lang</a>
250</h2>
251
252<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
253
254```chapter-links-word-lang_33
255 [Quotes] ysh-string "x is $x" $"x is $x" r'[a-z]\n'
256 u'line\n' b'byte \yff'
257 triple-quoted """ $""" r''' u''' b'''
258 X tagged-str "<span id=$x>"html
259 [Substitutions] expr-sub echo $[42 + a[i]]
260 expr-splice echo @[split(x)]
261 var-splice @myarray @ARGV
262 command-sub @(split command)
263 [Formatting] X ysh-printf ${x %.3f}
264 X ysh-format ${x|html}
265```
266
267<h2 id="mini-lang">
268 Other Mini Languages <a class="group-link" href="chap-mini-lang.html">mini-lang</a>
269</h2>
270
271<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
272
273```chapter-links-mini-lang_33
274 [Patterns] glob-pat *.py
275 [Other Sublang] braces {alice,bob}@example.com
276```
277
278<h2 id="option">
279 Global Shell Options <a class="group-link" href="chap-option.html">option</a>
280</h2>
281
282```chapter-links-option
283 [Groups] strict:all ysh:upgrade ysh:all
284 [YSH Details] opts-redefine opts-internal
285```
286
287<h2 id="special-var">
288 Special Variables <a class="group-link" href="chap-special-var.html">special-var</a>
289</h2>
290
291```chapter-links-special-var
292 [YSH Vars] ARGV X ENV X _ESCAPE
293 _this_dir
294 [YSH Status] _error
295 _pipeline_status _process_sub_status
296 [YSH Tracing] SHX_indent SHX_punct SHX_pid_str
297 [YSH read] _reply
298 [History] YSH_HISTFILE
299 [Oils VM] OILS_VERSION
300 OILS_GC_THRESHOLD OILS_GC_ON_EXIT
301 OILS_GC_STATS OILS_GC_STATS_FD
302```
303
304<!-- ideas
305X [Wok] _filename _line
306X [Builtin Sub] _buffer
307-->
308
309<h2 id="plugin">
310 Plugins and Hooks <a class="group-link" href="chap-plugin.html">plugin</a>
311</h2>
312
313```chapter-links-plugin
314 [YSH] renderPrompt()
315```