https://github.com/SquidDev-CC/mbs

A Mildly Better Shell for ComputerCraft
https://github.com/SquidDev-CC/mbs

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A Mildly Better Shell for ComputerCraft

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/SquidDev-CC/mbs
• Owner: SquidDev-CC
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-12-28T11:33:37.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-08T09:46:03.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-27T18:22:17.231Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: computercraft
• Language: Lua
• Size: 231 KB
• Stars: 62
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 11
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# Mildly better shell

MBS is a series of utilities for improving the default CraftOS experience.

## Features

### Lua REPL extensions

#### Improved serialisation

![](img/00-lua-serialise.png "Improved serialisation")

#### Reuse previous expressions

![](img/01-lua-previous.png "Reuse previous expressions")

#### Stack traces

![](img/02-lua-traceback.png "Stack traces in the REPL")

### `read` improvements

#### readline keybindings

![](img/10-readline-movement.gif "readline like keybindings")

### Shell extensions

#### Better program resolution and completion

![](img/20-shell-better-completion.png "Better program resolution and completion")

#### Improved support for fullscreen programs

![](img/21-shell-fullscreen.gif "Improved support for fullscreen programs")

#### Even works when a program errors!

![](img/23-shell-error.gif "A fullscreen program erroring")

#### Scrollback to view output of long commands

![](img/22-shell-scroll.gif "Scrollback to view output of long commands")

#### Stack traces

![](img/24-shell-deep-error.png "A program with a large stack trace erroring")

## Install

 - `wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SquidDev-CC/mbs/master/mbs.lua mbs.lua`

 - `mbs.lua install`

 - Restart your computer