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Shell Mode

#035 0:11 Part of the Rysh video series

Shell mode is a real terminal -- full color, full ANSI, nothing held back.

Shell Mode — 0:11 walkthrough

What you'll see

  1. Launch rysh in shell mode (> marker).
  2. Run ls -la in the pane's PTY-backed shell.
  3. Run git status to show color and ANSI passing through untouched.
  4. Show pipes and env vars (echo $SHELL && uname -a).

Commands shown

rysh
ls -la
git status
echo $SHELL && uname -a
echo 'shell mode: your familiar terminal'

Keys used

Enter

Transcript

0:00Shell mode is a real terminal -- full color, full ANSI, nothing held back.

0:03Start rysh and you're already in shell mode. The greater-than marker is your cue.

0:08Every command runs in the pane's own PTY-backed shell, exactly like the terminal you already know.

0:16Color and ANSI escapes come through untouched -- git status, ls with color, anything that paints the screen.

0:26Pipes, redirects, environment variables -- it's a full shell, not a sandbox.

0:34Shell mode is home base. Everything else is one double-Escape away.

Key takeaway
Shell mode runs commands in a full PTY-backed shell with complete color and ANSI fidelity.