Archived

Now that Windows PowerShell is open source, this project has archived. See issue #429.

Pash

An Open Source reimplementation of Windows PowerShell.

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Status

Alpha. This project is useful in certain constrained applications, e.g. the NuGet Console in Xamarin Studio.

Getting Started

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Assuming you have MonoDevelop installed:

1. git clone ...
2. cd Pash
3. xbuild
4. mono Source/PashConsole/bin/Debug/Pash.exe

See CONTRIBUTING.md for more details, especially if you see funny characters on startup.

License

The original release of Pash in 2008 didn't include a LICENSE or COPYING file, or other indication of license. However, at https://sourceforge.net/projects/pash/ it says:

License

BSD License, GNU General Public License (GPL)

I have emailed Igor Moochnick a few times to clarify his licensing intent, but he hasn't responded. So I'm treating that note on sourceforge as authoritative.

History

Pash was created by Igor Moochnick and published at http://pash.sourceforge.net/ in 2008. After the original release, development ceased.

In 2012, Jay Bazuzi moved the project to GitHub and got things going again. A bunch of generous contributors have since joined in, keeping the project moving forward a bit at a time.

Media

• Igor's original announcement

• Followup blog post, Igor's last message about Pash.

• Mention on the official PowerShell Blog:

• Nuget Console in Xamarin Studio announcement

Gratitude

If you like Pash and want to express your gratitude, you could:

• Contribute code to Pash. See CONTRIBUTING.md and send a pull request!
• Contribute to some other open source project.
• Edit Wikipedia.
• Create art, music, architecture, boat plans, whatever, and release it under Creative Commons.
• Volunteer in your community.
• Give free hugs!
• If you're making money with Pash, then you should send money.