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     1  # Using the Pachyderm Shell
     2  
     3  The Pachyderm Shell is a special-purpose shell for Pachyderm that provides
     4  auto-suggesting as you type. New Pachyderm users will find this user-friendly
     5  shell especially appealing as it helps to learn `pachctl`, type commands
     6  faster, and displays useful information about the objects you are interacting
     7  with. This new shell does not supersede the classic use of `pachctl` shell
     8  in your standard terminal, but is a compelling convenience for power users
     9  and beginners alike. If you prefer to use just `pachctl`, you can continue to
    10  do so.
    11  
    12  To enter the Pachyderm Shell, type:
    13  
    14  ```shell
    15  pachctl shell
    16  ```
    17  
    18  When you enter `pachctl` shell, your prompt changes to display your current
    19  Pachyderm context, as well as displays a list of available commands in a
    20  drop-down list.
    21  
    22  ![Pachyderm Shell](../../assets/images/s_pach_shell.png)
    23  
    24  To scroll through the list, press `TAB` and then use arrows to move up or
    25  down. Press `SPACE` to select a command.
    26  
    27  When in the Pachyderm Shell, you do not need to prepend your commands with
    28  `pachctl` because Pachyderm does that for you automatically behind the
    29  scenes. For example, instead of running `pachctl list repo`, run `list
    30  repo`:
    31  
    32  ![Pachyderm Shell list repo](../../assets/images/s_pach_shell_list_repo.png)
    33  
    34  With nested commands, `pachctl shell` can do even more. For example, if you
    35  type `list file <repo>@<branch>/`, you can preview and select files from that
    36  branch:
    37  
    38  ![Pachyderm Shell list file](../../assets/images/s_pach_shell_list_file.png)
    39  
    40  Similarly, you can select a commit:
    41  
    42  ![Pachyderm Shell list commit](../../assets/images/s_pach_shell_list_commit.png)
    43  
    44  To exit the Pachyderm Shell, press `CTRL-D`.
    45  
    46  ### Clearing Cached Completions
    47  
    48  To optimize performance and achieve faster response time,
    49  the Pachyderm Shell caches completion results. You can clear this cache
    50  by pressing **F5** forcing the Pachyderm Shell to send requests to the
    51  server for new completions.
    52  
    53  
    54  ## Limitations
    55  
    56  The Pachyderm Shell does not support standard UNIX commands or `kubectl` commands.
    57  To run them, exit the Pachyderm Shell or run the commands in a different terminal
    58  window.