docs/shell.rst

pySim-shell
===========

pySim-shell is an interactive command line shell for all kind of interactions with SIM cards.

The interactive shell provides command for

* navigating the on-card filesystem hierarchy
* authenticating with PINs such as ADM1
* CHV/PIN management (VERIFY, ENABLE, DISABLE, UNBLOCK)
* decoding of SELECT response (file control parameters)
* reading and writing of files and records in raw, hex-encoded binary format
* for some files where related support has been developed:

 * decoded reading (display file data in JSON format)
 * decoded writing (encode from JSON to binary format, then write)

By means of using the python ``cmd2`` module, various useful features improve usability:

* history of commands (persistent across restarts)
* output re-direction to files on your computer
* output piping through external tools like 'grep'
* tab completion of commands and SELECT-able files/directories
* interactive help for all commands


cmd2 basics
-----------

FIXME



ISO7816 commands
----------------

This category of commands relates to commands that originate in the ISO 7861-4 specifications,
most of them have a 1:1 resemblance in the specification.

select
~~~~~~

The ``select`` command is used to select a file, either by its FID, AID or by its symbolic name.

Try ``select`` with tab-completion to get a list of all current selectable items:

::

  pySIM-shell (MF)> select
  ..                2fe2              a0000000871004    EF.ARR            MF
  2f00              3f00              ADF.ISIM          EF.DIR
  2f05              7f10              ADF.USIM          EF.ICCID
  2f06              7f20              DF.GSM            EF.PL
  2f08              a0000000871002    DF.TELECOM        EF.UMPC

Use ``select`` with a specific FID or name to select the new file.

This will

* output the [JSON decoded, if possible] select response
* change the prompt to the newly selected file
* enable any commands specific to the newly-selected file

::

  pySIM-shell (MF)> select ADF.USIM
  {
      "file_descriptor": {
          "shareable": true,
          "file_type": "df",
          "structure": "no_info_given"
      },
      "df_name": "A0000000871002FFFFFFFF8907090000",
      "proprietary_info": {
          "uicc_characteristics": "71",
          "available_memory": 101640
      },
      "life_cycle_status_int": "operational_activated",
      "security_attrib_compact": "00",
      "pin_status_template_do": "90017083010183018183010A83010B"
  }
  pySIM-shell (MF/ADF.USIM)>



change_chv
~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim-shell
   :func: Iso7816Commands.change_chv_parser


disable_chv
~~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim-shell
   :func: Iso7816Commands.disable_chv_parser


enable_chv
~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim-shell
   :func: Iso7816Commands.enable_chv_parser


unblock_chv
~~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim-shell
   :func: Iso7816Commands.unblock_chv_parser


verify_chv
~~~~~~~~~~
This command allows you to verify a CHV (PIN), which is how the specifications call
it if you authenticate yourself with the said CHV/PIN.

.. argparse::
   :module: pySim-shell
   :func: Iso7816Commands.verify_chv_parser



pySim commands
--------------

Commands in this category are pySim specific; they do not have a 1:1 correspondence to ISO 7816
or 3GPP commands. Mostly they will operate either only on local (in-memory) state, or execute
a complex sequence of card-commands.

desc
~~~~

Display human readable file description for the currently selected file.


dir
~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim-shell
   :func: PySimCommands.dir_parser


export
~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim-shell
   :func: PySimCommands.export_parser


tree
~~~~
FIXME


verify_adm
~~~~~~~~~~
FIXME


Linear Fixed EF commands
------------------------

These commands become enabled only when your currently selected file is of *Linear Fixed EF* type.

read_record
~~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim.filesystem
   :func: LinFixedEF.ShellCommands.read_rec_parser


read_record_decoded
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim.filesystem
   :func: LinFixedEF.ShellCommands.read_rec_dec_parser


update_record
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim.filesystem
   :func: LinFixedEF.ShellCommands.upd_rec_parser


update_record_decoded
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim.filesystem
   :func: LinFixedEF.ShellCommands.upd_rec_dec_parser



Transparent EF commands
-----------------------

These commands become enabled only when your currently selected file is of *Transparent EF* type.


read_binary
~~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim.filesystem
   :func: TransparentEF.ShellCommands.read_bin_parser


read_binary_decoded
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim.filesystem
   :func: TransparentEF.ShellCommands.read_bin_dec_parser


update_binary
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim.filesystem
   :func: TransparentEF.ShellCommands.upd_bin_parser


update_binary_decoded
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. argparse::
   :module: pySim.filesystem
   :func: TransparentEF.ShellCommands.upd_bin_dec_parser



cmd2 settable parameters
------------------------

``cmd2`` has the concept of *settable parameters* which act a bit like environment variables in an OS-level
shell: They can be read and set, and they will influence the behavior somehow.

conserve_write
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If enabled, pySim will (when asked to write to a card) always first read the respective file/record and
verify if the to-be-written value differs from the current on-card value.  If not, the write will be skipped.
Writes will only be performed if the new value is different from the current on-card value.

If disabled, pySim will always write irrespective of the current/new value.

json_pretty_print
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This parameter determines if generated JSON output should (by default) be pretty-printed (multi-line
output with indent level of 4 spaces) or not.

The default value of this parameter is 'true'.

debug
~~~~~

If enabled, full python back-traces will be displayed in case of exceptions

numeric_path
~~~~~~~~~~~~

Boolean variable that determines if path (e.g. in prompt) is displayed with numeric FIDs or string names.

::

  pySIM-shell (MF/EF.ICCID)> set numeric_path True
  numeric_path - was: False
  now: True
  pySIM-shell (3f00/2fe2)> set numeric_path False
  numeric_path - was: True
  now: False
  pySIM-shell (MF/EF.ICCID)> help set