Deskshell syntax

The syntax of Deskshell is similar to the standard Bourne shell language, but with a simplified syntax and more consistent semantics. In particular:

• the use of lists, instead of strings, for variable values avoids the need to treat strings containing spaces in a special way

• substituted values are never re-interpreted, so special characters can be included in variable values without problems

• there is only one string quoting character, simplifying the syntax

See also:

• ``Quoting strings''

• ``Comments''

• ``Wildcards''

• ``Using variables''

• ``Variable substitutions''

• ``Subsets''

• ``Function arguments''

• ``Initialization''