pox-0.1a1
Michael McKerns
mmckerns at caltech.edu
Tue Jun 29 04:22:06 CEST 2010
pox: utilities for filesystem exploration and automated builds
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~mmckerns/software.html
# Version
0.1a1: 06/28/10
# Highlights
First alpha version for initial release.
Pox provides utilities for discovering the user's environment::
- return the user's name, current shell, and path to user's home
directory
- strip duplicate entries from the user's $PATH
- lookup and expand environment variables from ${VAR} to 'value'
Pox also provides utilities for filesystem exploration and manipulation::
- discover the path to a file, exectuable, directory, or symbolic link
- discover the path to an installed package
- parse operating system commands for remote shell invocation
- convert text files to platform-specific formatting
Documentation:
- User's Guide with tutorials
- online Reference Manual
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Mike McKerns
California Institute of Technology
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~mmckerns
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