Using F# as replacement for Linux shell scripting

Question

After learning f# I would also like to use f# as a replacement for shell (bash,sh) scripting. Is there anyone having experience using f# for this purpose?

Do there exist f# Linux system libraries with functions like?:

• ismountpoint(path)
• processlist
• killprocess
• other system interface functions

Answer 1

As far as I know there are no specific libraries for Linux but you can make use of System.Diagnostics as below to get processes and also to Kill (with care):

let main args =
    let procs = System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcesses()
    for proc in procs do
        printfn "%i: %s" proc.Id proc.ProcessName
        proc.Kill() |> ignore
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