add get_shell()

scivision · scivision · commit fd84a94d5df3 · 2024-09-25T15:34:40.000-04:00
diff --git a/+stdlib/get_shell.m b/+stdlib/get_shell.m
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+function shell = get_shell()
+% return value of environment variable SHELL
+% this is mostly relevant on unix-like systems
+
+shell = string(getenv("SHELL"));
+
+end
