ARES Command Cheat Sheet

By default, ARES commands start with '@' when typed in local chat.

However, '@' is not used when writing shell scripts. In this case, an '@' in an ARES script file indicates a label.


Linux bash			Windows cmd.exe		ARES exec				ARES aliases
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cat <file>			type <file>			type <file>
ls <pattern>		dir <pattern>		fs match <pattern>		ls <pattern>
ls					dir					fs
shutdown -h now		shutdown /s /t 0	power system off		off
echo <string>		echo <string>		echo <string>
<var>=<string>		set <var>=<string>	set <var> <string>
rm <file>			del <file>			fs remove <file>
env					set					db env					env
exit				goto :EOF			exit
---					goto <label>		jump <label>
---					:<label>			@<label>:


File existence checks

bash:		if -e <file>; then <command>; fi
cmd.exe:	if exist <file> <command>
ARES:		if exist <file> then <command>


String comparison

bash:		if [ <string1>==<string2> ]; then <command>; fi
cmd.exe:	if <string1>==<string2> <command>
ARES:		if <string1> is <string2> then <command>


Storing a numeric expression in an environment variable

bash:		let <var>=<math>
cmd.exe:	set /a <var>=<math>
ARES:		set <var>=<math>


Notes

 - bash is an ALGOL dialect; for ideological reasons it does not support goto
 - The 'fs match <pattern>' facility in ARES is designed for creating file associations, not data science; it only supports a single "*" wildcard