sherlock.py 0.1.2

Python to shell script transcompiler

Sherlock is transpiler that translate python to shell script language.

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Contents

• Motivation

• Install

• Usage

• License

Motivation

< Ditective who program with Shell script >

Shell script is well known script language which is used in most of unix-like OS. Shell script lanuage garuntee to run in most unix-like OS. So many software developers are using this language when they program install script or configuration script. Because this language is really old, There are several problems. and it is hard to maintain program which is writted by Shell script language.

Install

$ pip install sherlock.py

Sherlock support python version over 2.6 or 3.3. and support linux and macOS. If there is error in install please write issue.

Usage

usage: sherlock [-h] [-o output] [-c] [-v] [--version] [file | command]

Python to bash trans-compiler.

positional arguments:
  [file | command]  program read from script file

optional arguments:
  -h, --help        show this help message and exit
  -o output         output file path
  -c, --command     program passed in as string
  -v, --verbose     program run in verbose mode
  --version         show program's version number and exit

Following is basic usage.

$ sherlock target.py

Using this command, target.py file is translated into shell sciprt. after, it is automatically run using``sh``. We can find out bug from the running result.

$ sherlock target.py -o output.sh

Using -o flag, you can save sherlock result in file. In this case script isn’t run automatically.

$ sherlock -c "echo 'Hello World.'"

Using -c flag, input command is immediately translated to shell script language and executed.

If you want to details. Please check sample codes

License

• MIT © 2017 Luavis

• Icon designed by cyoh Sherlock Holmes graphic by Matthew Davis from the Noun Project