Changeset 3b1660a in mainline

Timestamp:

2021-11-16T16:55:31Z (3 years ago)

Author:

Jiri Svoboda <jiri@…>

Branches:

master, serial, ticket/834-toolchain-update, topic/msim-upgrade, topic/simplify-dev-export

Children:

e510b28

Parents:

a5d20a3

Message:

Bdsh help is a little bit rusty

File:

• uspace/app/bdsh/cmds/modules/help/help.c (modified) (1 diff)

uspace/app/bdsh/cmds/modules/help/help.c

@@ -131 +131 @@
             "Don't panic!\n\n"
 
-            "This is Bdsh, the Brain dead shell, currently "
-            "the primary user interface to HelenOS. Bdsh allows you to enter "
+            "This is Bdsh, the Brain dead shell, the HelenOS "
+            "command-line interface. Bdsh allows you to enter "
             "commands and supports history (Up, Down arrow keys), "
             "line editing (Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Home, End, Backspace), "
             "selection (Shift + movement keys), copy and paste (Ctrl-C, "
-            "Ctrl-V), similar to common desktop environments.\n\n"
+            "Ctrl-V). You can also click your mouse within the input line "
+            "to seek and use your mouse wheel to scroll through history.\n\n"
 
             "The most basic filesystem commands are Bdsh builtins. Type "
             "'help commands' [Enter] to see the list of Bdsh builtin commands. "
-            "Other commands are external executables located in the /app and "
-            "/srv directories. Type 'ls /app' [Enter] and 'ls /srv' [Enter] "
-            "to see their list. You can execute an external command simply "
-            "by entering its name (e.g. type 'tetris' [Enter]).\n\n"
-
-            "HelenOS has virtual consoles (VCs). You can switch between "
+            "Other commands are external executables located in the /app "
+            "directory. Type 'ls /app' [Enter] to see their list. "
+            "You can execute an external command simply "
+            "by entering its name. E.g., type 'nav' [Enter] to start "
+            "Navigator, HelenOS interactive file manager).\n\n"
+
+            "If you are not running in GUI mode, (where you can start "
+            "multiple Terminal windows,) HelenOS console supports "
+            "virtual consoles (VCs). You can switch between "
             "these using the F1-F11 keys.\n\n"