A User's Guide for nShell™ and nShell-Pro™ 

Version 1.5.0

Copyright © 1994 Newport Software Development
P.O. Box 1485
Newport Beach, CA 92659

Technical Support

Technical support is available by electronic mail.  You may contact John Jensen at any of the following addresses:

jjensen@kaiwan.com
jjensen@aol.com
jjens@eworld.com

Introduction

The nShell™ brings the power and flexibility of a shell programming environment to your Macintosh.  Working to complement the Macintosh user interface, the nShell allows you to deal directly with your system.  You can work interactively with the shell to develop and script operations which previously required custom applications.  All of this is possible in parallel with your current Mac programs.

This shell has been released in two forms. A light version, called nShell™, is freely distributable for non-commercial purposes.  A second version, called nShell-Pro™, is available as a commercial product.  Our goal is to make the shell environment available to as many users as possible, while providing serious users with the support and reliability of a full commercial product.

Features

A drag and drop engine allows scripts to be converted into stand alone applications.

Up to twenty shells may be open at one time.

Full multitasking and background operation allow shells to run in parallel.

Shell variables and wildcards are fully supported.

The shell transcript is recorded and may be reviewed at any time.

The entire shell context, variables and transcript, is persistent and may be saved and continued at a later date.

Standard commands are provided for file and network maintenance.

Shell commands load as separate resources, minimizing memory requirements.

Flow of control statements, available in nShell-Pro™, allow robust scripts to be developed.

Example source code is available to allow programmers to integrate custom commands with the nShell.

Disclaimer

This software is distributed "as is" without warranty of any kind.  The entire risk as to the quality and performance of such software is with the user.  Newport Software Development specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.  Newport Software Development shall have no liability or responsibility to the user or any other person or entity with respect to any claim, loss, liability, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this software.  

Copyright (c) 1994 Newport Software Development

You may distribute unmodified copies of the nShell™ for noncommercial purposes.  All other rights are reserved.

nShell-Pro™ may not be distributed without the express written consent of Newport Software Development.

nShell and nShell-Pro are trademarks of Newport Software Development.  Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.  Other brands and their products are trademarks of their respective holders.