A simple tool to simplify shell operations when programming.

Installation

Download the code and install using the setup script:

$ python setup.py install

Usage

Create a file and place the instructions in comments starting with the vai: tag, e.g. for latex compilation:

% vai: pdflatex mydocument.tex
% vai: bibtex mydocument
% vai: pdflatex mydocument.tex
% vai: pdflatex mydocument.tex
\documentclass{article}
...

Then run vai:

$ vai

Check the examples folder in this git repository for more examples.