ISeries QSHELL

iSeries QSHELL is a command line interpreter (shell) running on the IBM iSeries computer platform. Qshell is based on POSIX and X/Open standards. IBM created the Qshell interpreter primarily to provide support for the Java Development Kit (JDK) on their iSeries line of computers.^{[citation needed]} The Qshell interpreter can be used interactively or for running shell scripts.

Differences from other shells

Qshell differs from other shell environments in a number of ways:^[1]

• No support for job control
• No support for the <> redirection operator
• No support for command line editing (Command retrieval and editing is handled at an abstraction level between user and shell.)
• The number of command-line arguments is limited to 255

Further reading

• Holt, Ted. Qshell for iSeries. ISBN 1-58347-046-8. 

See also

• Comparison of computer shells

References

External links

• Qshell in the IBM iSeries Information Center
• Exploring iSeries QSHELL