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aavshr
The website is not mobile-friendly (as of yet)
suprfsat 

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tombert
This if fun, few suggestions.

The first command I ran was `ls`, which worked as expected, but then I tried running `./cowsay blah`, which didn't work. I wasn't sure how to run it until eventually I guessed `sh cowsay blah`, and it worked.

Maybe make the `./` shortcut for executing stuff?

While I'm not sure how much work it would be, it might also be kind of cool to implement the `cd` command as well.

j4yav
I did the exact same thing and assumed I was seeing some strange behaviour on mobile, until I came here.
kroltan
Yes, especially since cowsay was marked in a different color!

Expected behaviour from *nix would be that you'd either

  sh somescript.sh
Or

  ./someexecutable
Of course the extension is not technically required, but it would help in the UX for the user to try running it on the sh command.
joshspankit
I personally think this is the best solution besides implementing ‘./‘: take the colouring off and simply return “permission denied” when someone tries to ‘chmod’
froh42
As "cat cowsay" tells me that cowsay is an executable, I wouldn't expect "sh cowsay" to work in any event.
amelius
If you type "help", it says:

    sh: run an executable file
tombert
Yeah, I saw that after, but since it looks like a Unix shell, my first reaction is to just use typical Unix commands.
aavshr
hi thanks for the suggestion.

Yes, I plan to implement './' which is the expected behavior for running executables. I also plan to implement 'cd' and organize the content into nix style directories.

ed
I kept trying `./cowsaydo-not-run-me` because `ls` outputs with no separators (`ls -l` fixed me up)
comprev
Same here on mobile (iPhone 7)
definitelyhuman
Same here, ls output needs formatting help on mobile. I was hoping glob might work too - could be a useful update
aavshr
I implemented './' and it should be live now.
tdy721
This "just worked" for me. Nice work
Scarblac
Also I was wondering what 'do-not-run-me' would be so my first try was 'file do-not-run-me', but alas, that command didn't exist.
spurgu
It seems to work now.

    ./cowsay covfefe
xeromal
Once I couldn't figure out how to run it, I typed help and it showed me way to do. Seemed pretty intuitive
rkalla
Add tab support, how can you make me type out full commands?! :)
aavshr
will do, I plan to implement all the expected unix shell features, thanks for the suggestion!
m4lvin
Please also add "arrow up" to repeat the last command :)
aavshr
hello, thanks for the input. Yeah, implementing history is next in line :D
dylan604
the site is so 'shell' like, this actually confused me that it didn't work. that's a compliment on how i had already bought into this being a shell.
cschmid
If you want some inspiration, have a look at https://replit.com/site/careers. I believe they're running a docker container, which gives you the full bash experience!
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colecut
I've enjoyed working on similar projects, they are fun.

A small usability suggestion, since your whole page is a shell and the input field isn't well visually defined, I would make clicking nearly anywhere give focus to the input field.

aavshr
Hi, thanks for the suggestion. Yeah, this definitely is very annoying when the input isn't focused when you click elsewhere.
rounakdatta
Awesome, did you get a chance to check out the out-of-the-box-thinkers at https://replit.com/site/careers? The original application of the idea aS A full-fledged hiring shell.

Browser is the new cool!

ericls
Many keyboard shortcuts I rely on in a shell is hijacked by browser. So sad
Black101
Command not found : './do-not-run-me'. Type 'help' for available commands.

auto-complete doesn't work also (<tab>)

aavshr
hello yes sorry, './' and auto-completion don't work as of yet. The website is still early, I plan to implement most of the expected unix shell features soon.
Black101
Your site looks nice, but these 2 would drastically increase usability for me
vletal
Such a great idea! I'd personally consider using busybox in WASM instead of reimplementing a shell. Quick Google search found [1]. Have you considered that?

[1] https://tbfleming.github.io/em-shell/

aavshr
hello, thank you for the pointer. Will definitely look at it.
sosuke 

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Very cool site. Looks great! It felt so much like a console that I tried to tab for auto-complete! (^_^)b
aavshr
Thank you. Yes, I just implemented this over the last two weekends and is very early. I plan to implement all the other fun *nix shell features.
juangacovas
This reminds me the HTML5 terminal component, which didn't get much attention. I've used it for some API works and is indeed useful / cool
astatine
A neat side-effect (unintended?) is when I hit ^d to exit the shell (almost by reflex), the bookmark add got triggered on Chrome
aavshr
Yeah, the website is very early and I just implemented basic commands. I plan to implement keyboard shortcuts, history, and all other fun shell stuff.
joshspankit
I’d say keep that one. It’s a fun little bit of meta
ubrpwnzr
There isn't one to keep, its just keyboard shortcut in chrome(??)
Scarblac
He means, don't override it to give it its normal shell meaning, as the current meaning (add bookmark) is pretty desirable for him as owner of the site.
kroltan
Neat! Though I would recommend making clicking anywhere on the screen focus the text input.
yakubin
And... I got rickrolled. Well played.
poisonborz
Neat (if not that original) idea and side project, but I hope you know that not too many people will take the plunge to extract info out of something like this. About sites should be about easy showcases. This approach would be better for an online utility/tool.
pachico
Nice and fun. I would use it as website to give to recruiters. I would have saved a lot of time this way.
fouc
cowsay and do-not-run-me are up against each together in the ls when I check in safari, i.e. it's not obvious that they're separate commands.
aavshr
ah thanks for the info, I need to fix it for safari and mobile!
PeterWhittaker
Interesting bit of Javascript. Fun.

In the code that handles the long form of ls, I'd suggest ensuring spaces between "file perms" and "file names": Safari gloms them together.

Not sure why "sh" is needed to "run" things, since items are encoded as objects: Why not for...in and if not found "command not found"?

aavshr
thanks for the suggestions. Yeah, I used 'sh' just for now as a basic command, I plan to implement all the expected nix shell features.
xgbi
Reminds me of https://bellard.org/jslinux/vm.html?cpu=riscv64&url=buildroo...

I'd wager you could actually put a real linux shell in your website with that!

avionicsguy
You are evil!!! I've just rick-rolled myself :D
rbtprograms
Neat! If I can make one suggestion: I know this is usually not at all what people should with websites, but consider hijacking basic browser hotkeys to augment the shell. Tab for auto complete instead of select next element would be a good start, and I think in this type of situation its acceptable to hijack.
ivan888
Also consider auto focusing the field when the page loads
aavshr
thanks for the input, yes definitely planning to do this
eyelidlessness
If you do, please check the various meta keys. Hijacking tab is expected here, but not cmd-/alt-tab etc.
rbtprograms
nice! this is a fun project so I ma glad you are wanting to go further with it.
XCSme
I agree, hijacking is good when it leads to the expected user behaviour. I kept pressing tab to auto-complete the command, but the cursor jumped to the address bar.
SketchySeaBeast
I kept pressing up to retrieve my last command.
spurgu
There we go, I opened this thread with two things in mind that immediately struck me - tab completion and pressing up for previous command and those two are the top comments!
skohan
I am in ok with hijacking tab in general. The fact that tab doesn't act as a tab key in text areas is one of the most annoying things about the web.
oceanghost
I immediately tripped on the autocomplete issue. Still, a super neat thing.
avionicsguy
I've been surreptitiously rick-rolled by myself ... funny but kind of evil at the same time ;-)