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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 [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()
76 [Conversions] bool() int() float()
77 str() list() dict()
78 X runes() X encodeRunes()
79 X bytes() X encodeBytes()
80 [Str] X strcmp() X split() shSplit()
81 [List] join()
82 [Float] floatsEqual() X isinf() X isnan()
83 [Collections] X copy() X deepCopy()
84 [Word] glob() maybe()
85 [Serialize] toJson() fromJson()
86 toJson8() fromJson8()
87X [J8 Decode] J8.Bool() J8.Int() ...
88 [Pattern] _group() _start() _end()
89 [Introspection] shvarGet() getVar() evalExpr()
90 [Hay Config] parseHay() evalHay()
91X [Hashing] sha1dc() sha256()
92```
93
94<!-- ideas
95X [Codecs] quoteUrl() quoteHtml() quoteSh() quoteC()
96 quoteMake() quoteNinja()
97X [Wok] _field()
98-->
99
100<h2 id="builtin-cmd">
101 Builtin Commands <a class="group-link" href="chap-builtin-cmd.html">builtin-cmd</a>
102</h2>
103
104<!-- linkify_stop_col is 42 -->
105
106```chapter-links-builtin-cmd_42
107 [Memory] cmd/append Add elements to end of array
108 pp asdl cell X gc-stats line proc
109 [Handle Errors] error error 'failed' (status=2)
110 try Run with errexit, set _error
111 failed Test if _error.code !== 0
112 boolstatus Enforce 0 or 1 exit status
113 assert assert [42 === f(x)]
114 [Shell State] ysh-cd ysh-shopt compatible, and takes a block
115 shvar Temporary modify global settings
116 ctx Share and update a temporary "context"
117 push-registers Save registers like $?, PIPESTATUS
118 [Modules] runproc Run a proc; use as main entry point
119 module guard against duplicate 'source'
120 is-main false when sourcing a file
121 use change first word lookup
122 [I/O] ysh-read flags --all, -0
123 ysh-echo no -e -n with simple_echo
124 write Like echo, with --, --sep, --end
125 fork forkwait Replace & and (), and takes a block
126 fopen Open multiple streams, takes a block
127 X dbg Only thing that can be used in funcs
128 [Hay Config] hay haynode For DSLs and config files
129 [Completion] compadjust compexport
130 [Data Formats] json read write
131 json8 read write
132```
133
134<h2 id="stdlib">
135 Standard Library<a class="group-link" href="chap-stdlib.html">stdlib</a>
136</h2>
137
138<!-- linkify_stop_col is 42 -->
139
140```chapter-links-stdlib_42
141 [math] abs()
142 max() min()
143 X round()
144 sum()
145 [list] all() any()
146 repeat()
147 [args] parser Parse command line arguments
148 flag
149 arg
150 rest
151 parseArgs()
152 [yblocks] yb-capture
153 yb-capture-2
154X [Lines] slurp-by combine adjacent lines into cells
155X [Awk] each-line --j8 --max-jobs (Str, Template, Block) - xargs
156 each-row --max-jobs (Str, Template, Block) - xargs
157 each-word xargs-like splitting, similar to IFS too
158 split-by (str=\n, ifs=':', pattern=/s+/)
159 if-split-by
160 chop alias for split-by (pattern=/s+/)
161 must-match (/ <capture d+> </capture w+> /)
162 if-match
163X [Table Create] table --by-row --by-col (&place); construct/parse a table
164 table/cols cols name age - cols name:Str age:Int
165 types type Str Int
166 attr attr units - secs
167 row emit row
168 table cat concatenate TSV8
169 table align to ssv8
170 table tabify to tsv8
171 table header (cols = :|name age|, types = :|Str Int|, units = :|- secs|)
172 table slice e.g. slice (1, -1) slice (5, 7)
173 table to-tsv lose type info, and error on \t in cells
174X [Table Ops] where subset of rows; dplyr filter()
175 pick subset of columns ('select' taken by shell)
176 mutate transmute [average = count / sum] - drop the ones that are used?
177 rename (bytes='bytes', path='filename')
178 group-by add a column with a group ID [ext]
179 sort-by sort by columns; dplyr arrange() [ext]
180 summary count, sum, histogram, any, all, reduce(), etc. [ext]
181```
182
183<!--
184Naming ideas:
185
186X [External Lang] BEGIN END when (awk)
187 rule (make) each (xargs) fs (find)
188-->
189
190<h2 id="front-end">
191 Front End <a class="group-link" href="chap-front-end.html">front-end</a>
192</h2>
193
194```chapter-links-front-end
195 [Usage] oils-usage ysh-usage
196 [Lexing] ascii-whitespace [ \t\r\n]
197 doc-comment ### multiline-command ...
198 [Tools] cat-em
199```
200
201<h2 id="cmd-lang">
202 Command Language <a class="group-link" href="chap-cmd-lang.html">cmd-lang</a>
203</h2>
204
205<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
206
207```chapter-links-cmd-lang_33
208 [YSH Simple] typed-arg json write (x)
209 lazy-expr-arg assert [42 === x]
210 block-arg cd /tmp { echo $PWD }; cd /tmp (; ; blockexpr)
211 [YSH Cond] ysh-case case (x) { *.py { echo 'python' } }
212 ysh-if if (x > 0) { echo }
213 [YSH Iter] ysh-while while (x > 0) { echo }
214 ysh-for for i, item in (mylist) { echo }
215```
216
217<h2 id="ysh-cmd">
218 YSH Command Language Keywords <a class="group-link" href="chap-ysh-cmd.html">ysh-cmd</a>
219</h2>
220
221```chapter-links-ysh-cmd_33
222 [Assignment] const var Declare variables
223 setvar setvar a[i] = 42
224 setglobal setglobal d.key = 'foo'
225 [Expression] equal = = 1 + 2*3
226 call call mylist->append(42)
227 [Definitions] proc proc p (s, ...rest) {
228 typed proc p (; typed, ...rest; n=0; b) {
229 func func f(x; opt1, opt2) { return (x + 1) }
230 ysh-return return (myexpr)
231```
232
233<h2 id="expr-lang">
234 Expression Language and Assignments <a class="group-link" href="chap-expr-lang.html">expr-lang</a>
235</h2>
236
237<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
238
239```chapter-links-expr-lang_33
240 [Assignment] assign =
241 aug-assign += -= *= /= **= //= %=
242 &= |= ^= <<= >>=
243 [Literals] atom-literal true false null
244 int-literal 42 65_536 0xFF 0o755 0b10
245 float-lit 3.14 1.5e-10
246 char-literal \\ \t \" \y00 \u{3bc}
247 X num-suffix 42 K Ki M Mi G Gi T Ti / ms us
248 ysh-string "x is $x" $"x is $x" r'[a-z]\n'
249 u'line\n' b'byte \yff'
250 triple-quoted """ $""" r''' u''' b'''
251 str-template ^"$a and $b" for Str::replace()
252 list-literal ['one', 'two', 3] :| unquoted words |
253 dict-literal {name: 'bob'} {a, b}
254 range 1 .. n+1
255 block-expr ^(echo $PWD)
256 expr-literal ^[1 + 2*3]
257 X expr-sub $[myobj]
258 X expr-splice @[myobj]
259 [Operators] op-precedence Like Python
260 concat s1 ++ s2, L1 ++ L2
261 ysh-equals === !== ~== is, is not
262 ysh-in in, not in
263 ysh-compare < <= > >= (numbers only)
264 ysh-logical not and or
265 ysh-arith + - * / // % **
266 ysh-bitwise ~ & | ^ << >>
267 ysh-ternary '+' if x >= 0 else '-'
268 ysh-index s[0] mylist[3] mydict['key']
269 ysh-attr mydict.key
270 ysh-slice a[1:-1] s[1:-1]
271 func-call f(x, y; ...named)
272 thin-arrow mylist->pop()
273 fat-arrow mystr => startsWith('prefix')
274 match-ops ~ !~ ~~ !~~
275 [Eggex] re-literal / d+ ; re-flags ; ERE /
276 re-primitive %zero 'sq'
277 class-literal [c a-z 'abc' @str_var \\ \xFF \u{3bc}]
278 named-class dot digit space word d s w
279 re-repeat d? d* d+ d{3} d{2,4}
280 re-compound seq1 seq2 alt1|alt2 (expr1 expr2)
281 re-capture <capture d+ as name: int>
282 re-splice Subpattern @subpattern
283 re-flags reg_icase reg_newline
284 X re-multiline ///
285```
286
287<h2 id="word-lang">
288 Word Language <a class="group-link" href="chap-word-lang.html">word-lang</a>
289</h2>
290
291<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
292
293```chapter-links-word-lang_33
294 [Quotes] ysh-string "x is $x" $"x is $x" r'[a-z]\n'
295 u'line\n' b'byte \yff'
296 triple-quoted """ $""" r''' u''' b'''
297 X tagged-str "<span id=$x>"html
298 [Substitutions] expr-sub echo $[42 + a[i]]
299 expr-splice echo @[split(x)]
300 var-splice @myarray @ARGV
301 command-sub @(split command)
302 [Formatting] X ysh-printf ${x %.3f}
303 X ysh-format ${x|html}
304```
305
306<h2 id="mini-lang">
307 Other Mini Languages <a class="group-link" href="chap-mini-lang.html">mini-lang</a>
308</h2>
309
310<!-- linkify_stop_col is 33 -->
311
312```chapter-links-mini-lang_33
313 [Patterns] glob-pat *.py
314 [Other Sublang] braces {alice,bob}@example.com
315```
316
317<h2 id="option">
318 Global Shell Options <a class="group-link" href="chap-option.html">option</a>
319</h2>
320
321```chapter-links-option
322 [Groups] strict:all ysh:upgrade ysh:all
323 [YSH Details] opts-redefine opts-internal
324```
325
326<h2 id="special-var">
327 Special Variables <a class="group-link" href="chap-special-var.html">special-var</a>
328</h2>
329
330```chapter-links-special-var
331 [YSH Vars] ARGV X ENV X _ESCAPE
332 _this_dir
333 [YSH Status] _error
334 _pipeline_status _process_sub_status
335 [YSH Tracing] SHX_indent SHX_punct SHX_pid_str
336 [YSH read] _reply
337 [History] YSH_HISTFILE
338 [Oils VM] OILS_VERSION
339 OILS_GC_THRESHOLD OILS_GC_ON_EXIT
340 OILS_GC_STATS OILS_GC_STATS_FD
341 LIB_YSH
342 [Float] NAN INFINITY
343```
344
345<!-- ideas
346X [Wok] _filename _line _line_num
347X [Builtin Sub] _buffer
348-->
349
350<h2 id="plugin">
351 Plugins and Hooks <a class="group-link" href="chap-plugin.html">plugin</a>
352</h2>
353
354```chapter-links-plugin
355 [YSH] renderPrompt()
356```