The Linux Web Shell is a web-based SSH alternative. The Lua server side code shows how to use function ba.forkpty(). See the article Linux Web Shell for details.
Run the example, using the Mako Server, as follows:
cd Web-Shell
mako -l::www
For detailed instructions on starting the Mako Server, check out our command line video tutorial and review the server's command line options in our documentation.
After starting the Mako Server, use a browser and navigate to http://localhost:portno, where portno is the HTTP port number used by the Mako Server (printed in the console).
You can test the shell using the online tutorial/testing server:
https://tutorial.realtimelogic.com/shell/
The testing server includes a few ASCII powered games and apps you may run in the shell:
| Command | What it is | How to exit |
|---|---|---|
| sl | Steam Locomotive | N/A |
| cowsay | cowsay | N/A |
| cmatrix | "The Matrix" | CTRL-C |
| bastet | Terminal Tetris | CTRL-C |
| mc | Midnight Commander | F10 |
| lynx | The Lynx browser | q |
| christmas.sh | Christmas tree | CTRL-C |
| fireworks | Fireworks | CTRL-C |
Examples:
cowsay -f ghostbusters Who you Gonna Call
fortune | cowsay
fortune | cowsay -f tux
toilet -t -f mono12 -F metal "Mako Server"
lynx https://realtimelogic.com/articles/Embedded-Web-Server-Tutorials
The last command above uses the lynx textual browser for reading our Embedded Web Server tutorials
More examples: https://www.binarytides.com/linux-fun-commands/
- .preload: Manages a bash shell via ba.forkpty() and manages the server side SMQ connection
- index.lsp: Browser terminal uses the xterm.js lib and sets up an SMQ connection with server
- xterm.js: Compressed version of xterm.js and fit.js: https://xtermjs.org/