command prompter

[Terrence Enger]

On Fri, 2009-10-02 at 13:34 -0400, Scott Elcomb wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Terrence Enger <tenger-P1ovA8G34VBEfu+5ix1nRw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I am used, working on another platform, to having a tool which relieves
> > of the need to remember command line parameters ... sort of an entry
> > panel with brief prompts and hyperlinks to the applicable part of the
> > man page.
> >
> > Is there such a tool for GNU/Linux?  Nothing applicable jumped out at me
> > from the first hundred results of a google search for linux command
> > prompter.
> >
> > If this does not already exist, is there anybody else who thinks maybe
> > it should?  If anybody expresses an interest, I shall put together an
> > example of what it might do for you.
> 
> Hi Terry,
> 
> I'm curious enough to ask for an example.  

I'll go to work on a mock-up.  

> I'm also curious as to
> which existing platform and tool you're referring to.

The platform in question is the IBM i or AS/400 or whatever its
nom-du-jour <sigh /> happens to be, and the tool is "command
definition".  In that evironment, I have a positive fetish for creating
command definitions.

The AS/400 command definition is beautifully integrated into the system,
but that makes it not a good example to follow closely.  Still, there
may be good lessons.

Cheers,
Terry.

> 
> TIA,
> - Scott.
> 
> 

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