File	Date	Author	Commit
bash_builtins	2017-06-18	George Caswell	[1c4737] Various bug fixes and improvements:
cmd	2017-06-18	George Caswell	[1c4737] Various bug fixes and improvements:
common	2017-06-18	George Caswell	[1c4737] Various bug fixes and improvements:
ksh_builtins	2017-06-12	George Caswell	[4c3b98] A bit of cleanup, some correction and improveme...
.gitignore	2016-04-28	George Caswell	[af1fbf] Added Bash version of sendmsg
LICENSE	2017-06-18	George Caswell	[1c4737] Various bug fixes and improvements:
README	2017-06-12	George Caswell	[4c3b98] A bit of cleanup, some correction and improveme...

Read Me

Shell Pepper extension library

The Shell Pepper library provides scripts, executables, and loadable modules designed to enhance the Unix shell.
The mandate of the project is fairly open-ended, but generally the aim is to provide functionality that helps users to create reliable, well-engineered scripts, and which helps provide better integration between the shell and the code written to run in it. The current work includes:

- Support for Bash and Korn Shell (soon to be extended to include zsh)
- Creation of socket pairs, and sendmsg/recvmsg allowing shell scripts to pass file descriptors to/from other processes
- Creation of named sockets, and the ability to connect to named sockets

Future planned functionality includes:

- A JSON serialization/deserialization library
- Support for JSON-RPC as a mechanism for interfacing with external tools and libraries
- Ability to read, write, and store binary data (for shells that lack the capability)
- Ability to associate multiple traps with a single signal or condition (for shells that lack the capability)