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Nadrin edited this page Oct 21, 2011 · 14 revisions

xlsh - eXtended Login Shell

(c) 2011 Michał Siejak

A simple login shell with readline functionality and PAM integration.

When run stand-alone on a virtual console it can replace standard "login" program.
When run in cooperation with X daemon component (xlshd) it can replace XDM/GDM/KDM.

Features:

Small and simple, written entirely in C.
Easily hackable because of compact codebase (~1000 source lines).
Uses PAM for authorization and session management.
Ability to select non-default shell/window manager during logon.
Entirely keyboard driven display manager replacement (when used with xlshd) without the need for any fat libraries or GUI toolkits.
Defaults configured before compilation, some of them can be changed by setting few environment variables.
Single shell script file for customizing how xlshd launches xlsh.
Introduces a concept of "pre-login shell" known from GNU/HURD.
Only three important commands: 'login', 'reboot' and 'shutdown'.
New commands can be easily added (if you need any) by editing xlsh.c
Username autocompletion on TAB.
Zenburn color scheme by default (when run under X).

HOWTOs:

Screenshots:

Default Zenburn color scheme on Arch GNU/Linux