Current Page: NeXtMidas Training Common Midas Concepts Basic Features Shell
| Shell The command shell is the nucleus of the Midas system. It is the piece of software that receives and reacts to text commands from the user or interoperating software. Throughout the history of the Midas family, there have been numerous shells with various features, some welcomed and others despised. For flexibility, NeXtMidas and X-Midas provide two basic shell operating modes: Interactive The Midas shell is explicitly entered. Further interaction is done within the shell. One-Shot Midas starts up, runs a single command, and then exits. It is not uncommon for the "single" command to be a full-scale application.