( Irods in a nutSHELL )
ISHELL is a UNIX shell like client for
iRODS. It is written in pure Python,
encapsulating the python-irodsclient. It provides similar
functionalities than the
irods-icommands package but
following a different strategy. Instead of prefixing UNIX like commands ISHELL
simulates an ssh connection to an iRODS server. From there, the usual UNIX
syntax can be used, e.g. cd, ls, mkdir, rm, ...
Note that the current version is very preliminary.
From PyPi, e.g. using pip:
pip install --user irods-shell
Alternatively, you can also clone the source
and run python setup.py install --user. Note that you'll need
python-irodsclient to be installed first.
The ISHELL package currently exports two executables: iinit and ishell.
You might need to add their install location to your PATH.
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The
iinitexecutable is provided as a partial replacement to the standard one, from irods-icommands. It allows to encode your iRODS password in order to authenticate. You'll also need to configure yourirods_environment.jsonfile. Note that currently this is the only supported mode of authentication. -
The
ishellexecutable simulates an ssh connection to your iRODS server. Once connected you can typehelpfor a list of the supported commands. Alternatively it can also be run in interpreted mode, e.g.ishell -c "cd ..; ls"or reading from a script file, e.g.ishell script.ish.
The ISHELL package is under the GNU LGPLv3 license. See the provided LICENSE and COPYING.LESSER files.