Re: shell program menu
On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, A. M. Varon wrote:
> Hi,
>
> [ Sorry if this is not debian specific.....]
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to implement a shell program (preferebly in C programming.)
> where our users if they telnet to us, they would be given a menu instead
> of a shell. They just press "1" they get pine. They press "2" they get the
> vi editor, and so on and so forth.
>
> Is there a package for debian or anyone could point me to the right
> direction where I could get the script or whatever.
Are you aware of the fact that any vi clone can give you a shell? Just
type
:!sh
in command mode and you'll get the prompt of whatever is called 'sh' on
the system.
This is not only a problem with vi, but with many other programs as well.
Remco
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