m2@insyte.UUCP (Mike Arena) (11/08/88)
I am looking for a simple (:-) UNIX-style shell interpreter (preferably the C-Shell) for VMS. I looked in the DECUS catalog under LBLtools (VAX-14) and it looks like it is what I need. However, there are two problems: 1) Is this a Bourne Shell, C-Shell, or a subset of either/both? 2) The source code for LBLtools is in FORTRAN and we only have VAX C. Also in the DECUS catalog is something called VSH (VAX-123). It says it is an command interpreter which "incorporates all the features of DCL and a history mechanism". However, it does not say exactly what shell language it interprets. I am assuming it is just making DCL friendlier. If you have any knowledge of this product it would be much appreciated. Thanks, Michael J. Arena Innovative Systems Techniques (INSYTE) 1 Gateway Center, Newton, MA (617) 965-8450 UUCP: ...harvard!linus!axiom!insyte!m2 -- Michael J. Arena Innovative Systems Techniques (INSYTE) 1 Gateway Center, Newton, MA (617) 965-8450 UUCP: ...harvard!axiom!insyte!m2
ben@vmsa.technion.ac.il (Ben Pashkoff) (11/13/88)
In article <150@insyte.UUCP>, m2@insyte.BITNET writes: > I am looking for a simple (:-) UNIX-style shell interpreter (preferably the > C-Shell) for VMS. VSH does not seem to do much more than supply a slow piping mechanism. There is also a DEC product DECshell that is a Bourne shell, and does include piping. It is VERY slow, but not bad. -- ___________________________________________________________________________ | | | Ben Pashkoff BEN@VMSA.TECHNION.AC.IL | | BEN@TECHMAX.BITNET | | BEN@TECHUNIX.BITNET | | VAX/VMS Systems APLBENJ@TECHNION.BITNET | | Computer Center VMSA::BEN | | Technion IIT | | Haifa, Israel 32000 Phone:(972)-4-292176 | |_________________________________________________________________________|
mkhaw@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA (Mike Khaw) (11/14/88)
<149@vmsa.technion.ac.il>, by ben@vmsa.technion.ac.il (Ben Pashkoff): > There is also a DEC product DECshell that is a Bourne shell, and does include > piping. > It is VERY slow, but not bad. DECshell is not cheap. Also, it only implements a Unix V7-ish Bourne shell (e.g., no "more", no "egrep"). Unless you absolutely have to run on VMS, I suspect it would be cheaper to buy an AT-clone and run SysV. Mike Khaw -- internet: mkhaw@teknowledge.arpa uucp: {uunet|sun|ucbvax|decwrl|ames|hplabs}!mkhaw%teknowledge.arpa hardcopy: Teknowledge Inc, 1850 Embarcadero Rd, POB 10119, Palo Alto, CA 94303