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A Guided Tour of the Microsoft Command Shell

Posted by Zonk on from the its-cool-to-have-features dept.

jpkunst writes "Ryan Paul at Ars Technica provides an in-depth, 13 page review of the new Microsoft Command Shell (Monad). (The beta release can be downloaded for free from Microsoft.) From the conclusion: 'Despite my initial skepticism, I am deeply impressed with MSH technology, and I am legitimately excited about the future of the Windows command line.'"

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  1. Quick! Open Source Monkeys Fly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We must have a working implimentation of this shell in Gnome immediately.

    I propose we call it Gonad.
    It will be the dogs bollocks.

  2. Google Shell by zaguar · · Score: 5, Funny
    The new google shell: Gonad

    It's nuts

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  3. New website..... by SomeoneGotMyNick · · Score: 5, Funny

    Backslashdot

    Specializing in Unix bashing (somewhat of an ironic statement)

  4. Jeez... by gowen · · Score: 5, Funny

    the text-based shell is the nexus of computational control and the point at which proper articulation of will can transform commands into consequences Which leads to two questions : who wrote this shit, and were they getting paid per syllable?

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    1. Re:Jeez... by revery · · Score: 3, Funny

      Which leads to two questions : who wrote this shit, and were they getting paid per syllable?

      It was the same person that wrote the dialogue for research breakthroughs in Alpha Centauri.

      the text-based shell is the nexus of computational control and the point at which proper articulation of will can transform commands into consequences
      - Col. Corazon Santiago Spartan Programmer's Manual

    2. Re:Jeez... by ikkonoishi · · Score: 4, Funny
      Ah come on those things were great.

      My favorite.


      We are all aware that the senses can be deceived, the eyes fooled.
      But how can we be sure our senses are not being deceived at any
      particular time, or even all the time? Might I just be a brain in
      a tank somewhere, tricked all my life into believing in the events
      of this world by some insane computer? And does my life gain or lose
      meaning based on my reaction to such solipsism?
      ^
      ^ -- Project PYRRHO, Specimen 46, Vat 7
      ^ Activity Recorded M.Y. 2302.22467
      ^ TERMINATION OF SPECIMEN ADVISED
  5. Re:The true meaning of "msh" by canuck57 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone knows that "msh" really stands for "Microsoft Hell".

    And once people realize it is crippled there will be a gsh (Gate Shell) and a bsh (Ballmer Shell) as equally handycaped as the msh. A legal suit will follow from Google for gsh but the bsh will last.

    Wouldn't it be easier just to get a copy of Linux and call it MS-Linux? I thought Microsoft thought all of UNIX/POSIX was crap and you didn't need a shell?

  6. And so did another by suso · · Score: 4, Funny

    Neither does one that is said by Voltaire.
    -Suso

    1. Re:And so did another by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Funny

      Thus proving Voltaire's saying is correct?

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  7. Better name: Gonuts by dscho · · Score: 3, Funny

    Title says it all

    1. Re:Better name: Gonuts by Andrewkov · · Score: 5, Funny

      I thought a Monad was when you lost one of your gonads. Or was that mononad.

  8. Re:A shell is nice but... by timeOday · · Score: 4, Funny
    If you had read the article you would have discovered that MSH includes a managed virtualfilesystem-like provider for the registry that allows you to navigate the registry and read/write settings.
    HA!! It took over 10 years, but finally they're coming around. May I propose a name for that "managed virtualfilesystem-like provider":

    /etc

  9. Re:The true meaning of "msh" by borawjm · · Score: 5, Funny

    so shouldn't the command prompt for msh be something like this?

    $>

    or maybe a few more...

    $$$>

    ah, what the heck...

    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$>

  10. Re:The true meaning of "msh" by kurosawdust · · Score: 5, Funny

    And once people realize it is crippled there will be a gsh (Gate Shell) and a bsh (Ballmer Shell) as equally handycaped as the msh. A legal suit will follow from Google for gsh but the bsh will last.

    bsh> developers
    developers

    bsh> developers
    developers

    bsh> developers
    YEAH!

  11. Re:A shell is nice but... by gnovos · · Score: 4, Funny

    HARD? What's so hard about:

    echo 0x0001429 | regfxr32 \g \l \b \"/virtual registry hive sftwre/000003/Local Users and Directories/software/Microsoft/user/holebert/alpha MIX4_2_07/0x8827832fa777e9182/settings/color\"

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  12. Re:The true meaning of "msh" by fava · · Score: 3, Funny

    What about mash (Microsoft Again SHell) for when windows is broken and needs major emergency repair.