# Max's Shell (mash)

A shell coded in Python. No reason :)

Just bored in class one day so I started to code this. Will have some basic commands in built, and as it is coded in Python you should be able to have a similar terminal experience anywhere!

## So what even is Mash?

Mash is a shell (like sh, bash, fish, or zsh) which has been coded in Python by me. At the moment, Mash is still in a very early alpha stage. (As in it "works", but there's no guarantee that it *will* work.) There's a few built in commands (mls for ls, and mat for cat) to allow for higher consistency across different systems, but these are very basic (just use your system-bundled versions kind of basic). 

## Features

* Coded in Python, meaning you can quickly make a change to the code in real time
* Colourful out of the box
* Built in ls (mls) and cat (mat)
* Cross-platform (see below for details)
* Configurable (kind of)

## Platform support

Mash has been developed and tested on Arch Linux (btw), so should work as intended there. However, Mash should run anywhere so long as there is a UNIX-like filesystem, a recent version of Python 3 is installed and the `colorama` Pip package is avaliable (providing the colours). This means macOS, most Linux distros, and most UNIX-like OSes should work without too much modification. 

**However, Windows support is very hit and miss. Don't see this as a Powershell replacement.** Yes, I know Powershell and the regular Command Prompt suck, but for now don't expect good support. Running programs is tested and working, however using directories gets a bit messy due to the differences between UNIX-like and NT design.

## Setup

If you decide for whatever reason you would like to use Mash, here's some steps:

1. Clone the repo

2. Create the files .history.mash and .config/mash/mash.conf

3. Make sure `colorama` is installed, as this is what currently provides the colours for Mash.

4. Run main.py

## Configuration (EARLY BETA)

Mash is a "configurable" shell. You can customise some parts of it to make it your own. It uses a syntax that is sort of inspired by CSS (emphasis on the sort of), but I just coded whatever felt easiest to code. 

### Writing a config file

Mash will automatically look for a config file at `(home directory)/.config/mash/mash.conf`, and if one is not found, it will copy one from `/etc/mash/mash.conf`. If neither of these exist, it crashes (for now). The syntax isn't that hard to understand, but may change in the future if I feel like it.

To write a valid line of Mash syntax, type:

`thingToConfigure:configurationOption,`

Mash looks for a colon in every word, and if it is found, that is recognised as an option for configuration. **For now, don't type a space between the colon and the next option.** After your custom option, the comma is used to signal the end of configuring that option. You can either start typing on a new line, or type **without a space** after the comma.

### Valid configuration options

* `motd:(string),`: Set your MOTD when opening Mash.
* `mashPath:/bin;/usr/bin`: Set directories in Mash's path

More should be added in future.