Pash 2.2

A full screen shell for Unix

Pash 2.2 is now distributed as a Freeware program. Given the overwhelming response to this web-site (and mostly because I'm a nice guy), I figured, what the heck, since you like it so much, let it be on me. Pash is now free of charge.

I had planned to make a whole bunch of ports to tons of platforms myself, but, who are we kidding, I dont have time!!. Therefore, as of January 1997, the complete source code of Pash is available for all you Amiga and Power PC users to play with. The only thing is that I would like to be informed of every successful port of Pash, so that I can set up a link to the author.

The two binary versions previously available are still there:

• one that was compiled on my old Slackware Linux 1.1.59. This is an executable in the a.out format. It will run fine on the newer system if the a.out support libraries were installed.
• one that was compiled on Slackware Linux 2.0.0. (this is Slackware 3.1). This executable is in the new ELF format and will not run on the old a.out systems.

Both binaries are exactly the same program. I'm too busy right now to upgrade Pash with all the suggestions I got through E-Mail (keep on sending feed-back, though. I'm piling it up).

Complete source code with makefile for Linux:

• pash.sources.tar.gz

Documentation only:

• pash.txt.tar.gz
• or look at the file here

Binaries with documentation:

• Slackware Linux 1.1.59: pash22.tar.gz
• Slackware Linux 2.0.0: pash22.tar.gz

Extract each file from a shell prompt by typing tar xvzf file.tar.gz from the directory you saved the file.

What is Pash 2.2?

Pash 2.2 is a full screen shell, a Commander for Unix. The versions distributed through this website are ports of Pash to PC Unix Operating Systems.

Here is a selection of screen shots made from telneting into a Sun Solaris Box that will show what Pash looks like and how it works.

The standard main screen displays 2 windows containing a listing of the 2 current directories, a menu bar and a command line.

Pash can switch to a 4 window mode. Here's a view of this feature along with part of the pull-down menu system. Selected files in each window will be highlighted.

Besides all the classical file manipulation functions (copy, move, ...), Pash also acts as a shell, allowing you to control Processes and IPC devices.

The Process Handling Function allows you to view all your current processes and to send signals to each of them.

The IPC Device Control Function will display all the Message Queues, Shared Memories or Semaphores active in the system and allow you to destroy any of them. Here's an example showing the Message Queues:

To ease navigation, Pash implements a Directory Tree function that will allow you to navigate within the directories of your session

Some interesting links:

• The Official Linux Web Site

• Linux Distributions:
  • Debian GNU/Linux, on which Pash 2.2 is featured
  • InfoMagic, the well known Linux distributer.
  • RedHat, a cool Linux distribution.
  • Penguin64, the World's First 64-bit, UltraSPARC-driven Server running on Linux, where Pash was just ported.

• Linux add-ons:
  • AfterStep, if you want to make your Linux to look like NeXTStep.

• The best Linux link page I've seen so far: http://www.multi.fi/~mezziah/linux/linux.html

• Other Unix packages for PCs:
  • The Santa Cruz Operation, the world famous System V package. SCO server is now free for non-comercial use. Check it out.
  • FreeBSD, a Berkeley package for your Intel chip.