Wiki and shell#

Shell script/command is a bit like a wiki plugin. A console with history is a bit like a long web page. A wiki page could be a sequence of command, output. Or each command output goes in separate page and a session history shows the N latest subpages. Command line output has markup: return, tab, colors. A regular VT is needed to use VI or other fullscreen programs. I need more markup otherwise it's not worth the overhead of the webpage/wiki. Possibilities:

• recognise certain data forms, add markup (e.g. http, mailto, date)
• recognize command or wrap command with dedicated filter that adds markup
• allow new commands to add markup in their output

Ideas for markup#

• makes table a table
• add links to documentation
• add links that execute a command in the current shell)
• add image (e.g. Gnuplot output)
• add menu of contextual actions
• add anchors that can be used to reuse output into new shell commands. Scenarios:
• click on prompt showing path, choose ls
• type lsof, output is decorated, pids show a menu of actions (pargs, stack, pwdx...)
• file prettifier annotates documentation with doc links etc.
• script displays information with local links and certain information as popups, linked pages

Bad scenarios#

• How to handle tail?
• ls -l on big directory is useless, big, pollutes search results, how to get rid of it?
• vi and other interactive programs don't mix well