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Old Docs

• A Tour of the Oils Project. It's a big project with several components!

OSH

• Legacy Array

YSH

YSH Builtins (Shell builtins aren't discussed.)

The Command Language

Commands are made of words, keywords, and other operators. They're for I/O, control flow, and abstraction.

• YSH Keywords. New keywords for assignment, etc.
• Procs, Blocks, and Funcs
• Modules. Separating programs into files.

The Word Language

Words are expressions for strings, and arrays of strings.

• Word Language. Substitution, splicing, globbing, brace expansion, etc.

The Expression Language

YSH has typed expressions, like Python and JavaScript.

• Expression Language. Types, literals, and operators.

Shared Runtime

• Error List