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Shell.h File Reference

Data Structures

struct  EFI_SHELL_FILE_INFO
 
struct  _EFI_SHELL_PROTOCOL
 

Macros

#define EFI_SHELL_PROTOCOL_GUID
 
#define EFI_DEVICE_NAME_USE_COMPONENT_NAME   0x00000001
 
#define EFI_DEVICE_NAME_USE_DEVICE_PATH   0x00000002
 

Typedefs

typedef VOIDSHELL_FILE_HANDLE
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_CLOSE_FILE )(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_CREATE_FILE )(IN CONST CHAR16 *FileName, IN UINT64 FileAttribs, OUT SHELL_FILE_HANDLE *FileHandle)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_DELETE_FILE )(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_DELETE_FILE_BY_NAME )(IN CONST CHAR16 *FileName)
 
typedef IN CHAR16CommandLine
 
typedef IN CHAR16 IN CHAR16 ** Environment
 
typedef IN CHAR16 IN CHAR16
OUT EFI_STATUS
StatusCode
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_FIND_FILES )(IN CONST CHAR16 *FilePattern, OUT EFI_SHELL_FILE_INFO **FileList)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_FIND_FILES_IN_DIR )(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileDirHandle, OUT EFI_SHELL_FILE_INFO **FileList)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_FLUSH_FILE )(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle)
 
typedef CONST CHAR16 *EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_GET_CUR_DIR (IN CONST CHAR16 *FileSystemMapping)
 
typedef UINT32 EFI_SHELL_DEVICE_NAME_FLAGS
 
typedef IN
EFI_SHELL_DEVICE_NAME_FLAGS 
Flags
 
typedef IN
EFI_SHELL_DEVICE_NAME_FLAGS IN
CHAR8
Language
 
typedef IN
EFI_SHELL_DEVICE_NAME_FLAGS IN
CHAR8 OUT CHAR16 ** 
BestDeviceName
 
typedef CONST
EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL
*EFIAPI
EFI_SHELL_GET_DEVICE_PATH_FROM_MAP (IN CONST CHAR16 *Mapping)
 
typedef
EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL
*EFIAPI
EFI_SHELL_GET_DEVICE_PATH_FROM_FILE_PATH (IN CONST CHAR16 *Path)
 
typedef CONST CHAR16 *EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_GET_ENV (IN CONST CHAR16 *Name)
 
typedef CONST CHAR16 *EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_GET_ENV_EX (IN CONST CHAR16 *Name, OUT UINT32 *Attributes)
 
typedef EFI_FILE_INFO *(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_GET_FILE_INFO )(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle)
 
typedef CHAR16 *EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_GET_FILE_PATH_FROM_DEVICE_PATH (IN CONST EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL *Path)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_GET_FILE_POSITION )(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle, OUT UINT64 *Position)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_GET_FILE_SIZE )(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle, OUT UINT64 *Size)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_GET_GUID_FROM_NAME )(IN CONST CHAR16 *GuidName, OUT EFI_GUID *Guid)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_GET_GUID_NAME )(IN CONST EFI_GUID *Guid, OUT CONST CHAR16 **GuidName)
 
typedef IN CONST CHAR16Sections
 
typedef IN CONST CHAR16 OUT
CHAR16 ** 
HelpText
 
typedef CONST CHAR16 *EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_GET_MAP_FROM_DEVICE_PATH (IN OUT EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL **DevicePath)
 
typedef OUT SHELL_FILE_HANDLEFileHandle
 
typedef OUT SHELL_FILE_HANDLE
IN UINT64 
OpenMode
 
typedef IN UINT64 IN OUT
EFI_SHELL_FILE_INFO ** 
FileList
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_OPEN_ROOT )(IN EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL *DevicePath, OUT SHELL_FILE_HANDLE *FileHandle)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_OPEN_ROOT_BY_HANDLE )(IN EFI_HANDLE DeviceHandle, OUT SHELL_FILE_HANDLE *FileHandle)
 
typedef IN OUT UINTNReadSize
 
typedef IN OUT UINTN IN OUT VOIDBuffer
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_REGISTER_GUID_NAME )(IN CONST EFI_GUID *Guid, IN CONST CHAR16 *GuidName)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_SET_ALIAS )(IN CONST CHAR16 *Command, IN CONST CHAR16 *Alias, IN BOOLEAN Replace, IN BOOLEAN Volatile)
 
typedef CONST CHAR16 *(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_GET_ALIAS )(IN CONST CHAR16 *Alias, OUT BOOLEAN *Volatile)
 
typedef IN CONST CHAR16Dir
 
typedef IN CONST CHAR16Value
 
typedef IN CONST CHAR16 IN BOOLEAN Volatile
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_SET_FILE_INFO )(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle, IN CONST EFI_FILE_INFO *FileInfo)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_SET_FILE_POSITION )(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle, IN UINT64 Position)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_SET_MAP )(IN CONST EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL *DevicePath, IN CONST CHAR16 *Mapping)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPIEFI_SHELL_WRITE_FILE )(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle, IN OUT UINTN *BufferSize, IN VOID *Buffer)
 
typedef struct _EFI_SHELL_PROTOCOL EFI_SHELL_PROTOCOL
 

Enumerations

enum  SHELL_STATUS {
  SHELL_SUCCESS = 0, SHELL_LOAD_ERROR = 1, SHELL_INVALID_PARAMETER = 2, SHELL_UNSUPPORTED = 3,
  SHELL_BAD_BUFFER_SIZE = 4, SHELL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL = 5, SHELL_NOT_READY = 6, SHELL_DEVICE_ERROR = 7,
  SHELL_WRITE_PROTECTED = 8, SHELL_OUT_OF_RESOURCES = 9, SHELL_VOLUME_CORRUPTED = 10, SHELL_VOLUME_FULL = 11,
  SHELL_NO_MEDIA = 12, SHELL_MEDIA_CHANGED = 13, SHELL_NOT_FOUND = 14, SHELL_ACCESS_DENIED = 15,
  SHELL_TIMEOUT = 18, SHELL_NOT_STARTED = 19, SHELL_ALREADY_STARTED = 20, SHELL_ABORTED = 21,
  SHELL_INCOMPATIBLE_VERSION = 25, SHELL_SECURITY_VIOLATION = 26, SHELL_NOT_EQUAL = 27
}
 
enum  ShellVersion { SHELL_MAJOR_VERSION = 2, SHELL_MINOR_VERSION = 2 }
 

Functions

typedef BOOLEAN (EFIAPI *EFI_SHELL_BATCH_IS_ACTIVE)(VOID)
 
typedef VOID (EFIAPI *EFI_SHELL_DISABLE_PAGE_BREAK)(VOID)
 
typedef EFI_STATUS (EFIAPI *EFI_SHELL_EXECUTE)(IN EFI_HANDLE *ParentImageHandle
 

Variables

EFI_GUID gEfiShellProtocolGuid
 

Detailed Description

EFI Shell protocol as defined in the UEFI Shell 2.0 specification including errata.

(C) Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Copyright (c) 2006 - 2018, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent

Macro Definition Documentation

#define EFI_DEVICE_NAME_USE_COMPONENT_NAME   0x00000001
#define EFI_DEVICE_NAME_USE_DEVICE_PATH   0x00000002
#define EFI_SHELL_PROTOCOL_GUID
Value:
{ \
0x6302d008, 0x7f9b, 0x4f30, { 0x87, 0xac, 0x60, 0xc9, 0xfe, 0xf5, 0xda, 0x4e } \
}

Typedef Documentation

typedef IN OUT UINTN IN OUT VOID* Buffer
typedef IN CHAR16* CommandLine
typedef IN CONST CHAR16* Dir
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_CLOSE_FILE)(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle)

Closes the file handle.

This function closes a specified file handle. All 'dirty' cached file data is flushed to the device, and the file is closed. In all cases, the handle is closed.

Parameters
[in]FileHandleThe file handle to be closed.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe file closed sucessfully.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_CREATE_FILE)(IN CONST CHAR16 *FileName, IN UINT64 FileAttribs, OUT SHELL_FILE_HANDLE *FileHandle)

Creates a file or directory by name.

This function creates an empty new file or directory with the specified attributes and returns the new file's handle. If the file already exists and is read-only, then EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER will be returned.

If the file already existed, it is truncated and its attributes updated. If the file is created successfully, the FileHandle is the file's handle, else, the FileHandle is NULL.

If the file name begins with >v, then the file handle which is returned refers to the shell environment variable with the specified name. If the shell environment variable already exists and is non-volatile then EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER is returned.

Parameters
[in]FileNamePointer to NULL-terminated file path.
[in]FileAttribsThe new file's attrbiutes. The different attributes are described in EFI_FILE_PROTOCOL.Open().
[out]FileHandleOn return, points to the created file handle or directory's handle.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe file was opened. FileHandle points to the new file's handle.
EFI_INVALID_PARAMETEROne of the parameters has an invalid value.
EFI_UNSUPPORTEDThe file path could not be opened.
EFI_NOT_FOUNDThe specified file could not be found on the device, or could not file the file system on the device.
EFI_NO_MEDIAThe device has no medium.
EFI_MEDIA_CHANGEDThe device has a different medium in it or the medium is no longer supported.
EFI_DEVICE_ERRORThe device reported an error or can't get the file path according the DirName.
EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTEDThe file system structures are corrupted.
EFI_WRITE_PROTECTEDAn attempt was made to create a file, or open a file for write when the media is write-protected.
EFI_ACCESS_DENIEDThe service denied access to the file.
EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCESNot enough resources were available to open the file.
EFI_VOLUME_FULLThe volume is full.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_DELETE_FILE)(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle)

Deletes the file specified by the file handle.

This function closes and deletes a file. In all cases, the file handle is closed. If the file cannot be deleted, the warning code EFI_WARN_DELETE_FAILURE is returned, but the handle is still closed.

Parameters
[in]FileHandleThe file handle to delete.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe file was closed and deleted and the handle was closed.
EFI_WARN_DELETE_FAILUREThe handle was closed but the file was not deleted.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_DELETE_FILE_BY_NAME)(IN CONST CHAR16 *FileName)

Deletes the file specified by the file name.

This function deletes a file.

Parameters
[in]FileNamePoints to the NULL-terminated file name.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe file was deleted.
EFI_WARN_DELETE_FAILUREThe handle was closed but the file was not deleted.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_FIND_FILES)(IN CONST CHAR16 *FilePattern, OUT EFI_SHELL_FILE_INFO **FileList)

Find files that match a specified pattern.

This function searches for all files and directories that match the specified FilePattern. The FilePattern can contain wild-card characters. The resulting file information is placed in the file list FileList.

The files in the file list are not opened. The OpenMode field is set to 0 and the FileInfo field is set to NULL.

Parameters
[in]FilePatternPoints to a NULL-terminated shell file path, including wildcards.
[out]FileListOn return, points to the start of a file list containing the names of all matching files or else points to NULL if no matching files were found.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSFiles found.
EFI_NOT_FOUNDNo files found.
EFI_NO_MEDIAThe device has no media.
EFI_DEVICE_ERRORThe device reported an error.
EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTEDThe file system structures are corrupted.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_FIND_FILES_IN_DIR)(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileDirHandle, OUT EFI_SHELL_FILE_INFO **FileList)

Find all files in a specified directory.

Parameters
[in]FileDirHandleHandle of the directory to search.
[out]FileListOn return, points to the list of files in the directory or NULL if there are no files in the directory.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSFile information was returned successfully.
EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTEDThe file system structures have been corrupted.
EFI_DEVICE_ERRORThe device reported an error.
EFI_NO_MEDIAThe device media is not present.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_FLUSH_FILE)(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle)

Flushes data back to a device.

This function flushes all modified data associated with a file to a device.

Parameters
[in]FileHandleThe handle of the file to flush.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe data was flushed.
EFI_NO_MEDIAThe device has no medium.
EFI_DEVICE_ERRORThe device reported an error.
EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTEDThe file system structures are corrupted.
EFI_WRITE_PROTECTEDThe file or medium is write-protected.
EFI_ACCESS_DENIEDThe file was opened read-only.
EFI_VOLUME_FULLThe volume is full.
typedef CONST CHAR16*(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_GET_ALIAS)(IN CONST CHAR16 *Alias, OUT BOOLEAN *Volatile)

This function returns the command associated with a alias or a list of all alias'.

Parameters
[in]AliasPoints to the NULL-terminated shell alias. If this parameter is NULL, then all aliases will be returned in ReturnedData.
[out]VolatileUpon return of a single command if TRUE indicates this is stored in a volatile fashion. FALSE otherwise.
Returns
If Alias is not NULL, it will return a pointer to the NULL-terminated command for that alias. If Alias is NULL, ReturnedData points to a ';' delimited list of alias (e.g. ReturnedData = "dir;del;copy;mfp") that is NULL-terminated.
Return values
NULLAn error ocurred.
NULLAlias was not a valid Alias.
typedef CONST CHAR16* EFIAPI* EFI_SHELL_GET_CUR_DIR(IN CONST CHAR16 *FileSystemMapping)

Returns the current directory on the specified device.

If FileSystemMapping is NULL, it returns the current working directory. If the FileSystemMapping is not NULL, it returns the current directory associated with the FileSystemMapping. In both cases, the returned name includes the file system mapping (i.e. fs0:-dir).

Note that the current directory string should exclude the tailing backslash character.

Parameters
[in]FileSystemMappingA pointer to the file system mapping. If NULL, then the current working directory is returned.
Return values
!=NULLThe current directory.
NULLCurrent directory does not exist.
typedef EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL* EFIAPI* EFI_SHELL_GET_DEVICE_PATH_FROM_FILE_PATH(IN CONST CHAR16 *Path)

Converts a file system style name to a device path.

This function converts a file system style name to a device path, by replacing any mapping references to the associated device path.

Parameters
[in]PathThe pointer to the path.
Returns
The pointer of the file path. The file path is callee allocated and should be freed by the caller.
typedef CONST EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL* EFIAPI* EFI_SHELL_GET_DEVICE_PATH_FROM_MAP(IN CONST CHAR16 *Mapping)

Gets the device path from the mapping.

This function gets the device path associated with a mapping.

Parameters
[in]MappingA pointer to the mapping
Return values
!=NULLPointer to the device path that corresponds to the device mapping. The returned pointer does not need to be freed.
NULLThere is no device path associated with the specified mapping.
typedef CONST CHAR16* EFIAPI* EFI_SHELL_GET_ENV(IN CONST CHAR16 *Name)

Gets either a single or list of environment variables.

If name is not NULL then this function returns the current value of the specified environment variable.

If Name is NULL than a list of all environment variable names is returned. Each a NULL terminated string with a double NULL terminating the list.

Parameters
[in]NameA pointer to the environment variable name. If Name is NULL, then the function will return all of the defined shell environment variables. In the case where multiple environment variables are being returned, each variable will be terminated by a NULL, and the list will be terminated by a double NULL.
Returns
A pointer to the returned string. The returned pointer does not need to be freed by the caller.
Return values
NULLThe environment variable doesn't exist or there are no environment variables.
typedef CONST CHAR16* EFIAPI* EFI_SHELL_GET_ENV_EX(IN CONST CHAR16 *Name, OUT UINT32 *Attributes)

Gets the environment variable and Attributes, or list of environment variables. Can be used instead of GetEnv().

This function returns the current value of the specified environment variable and the Attributes. If no variable name was specified, then all of the known variables will be returned.

Parameters
[in]NameA pointer to the environment variable name. If Name is NULL, then the function will return all of the defined shell environment variables. In the case where multiple environment variables are being returned, each variable will be terminated by a NULL, and the list will be terminated by a double NULL.
[out]AttributesIf not NULL, a pointer to the returned attributes bitmask for the environment variable. In the case where Name is NULL, and multiple environment variables are being returned, Attributes is undefined.
Return values
NULLThe environment variable doesn't exist.
Returns
The environment variable's value. The returned pointer does not need to be freed by the caller.
typedef EFI_FILE_INFO*(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_GET_FILE_INFO)(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle)

Gets the file information from an open file handle.

This function allocates a buffer to store the file's information. It's the caller's responsibility to free the buffer.

Parameters
[in]FileHandleA File Handle.
Return values
NULLCannot get the file info.
Returns
A pointer to a buffer with file information.
typedef CHAR16* EFIAPI* EFI_SHELL_GET_FILE_PATH_FROM_DEVICE_PATH(IN CONST EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL *Path)

Converts a device path to a file system-style path.

This function converts a device path to a file system path by replacing part, or all, of the device path with the file-system mapping. If there are more than one application file system mappings, the one that most closely matches Path will be used.

Parameters
[in]PathThe pointer to the device path.
Returns
The pointer of the NULL-terminated file path. The path is callee-allocated and should be freed by the caller.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_GET_FILE_POSITION)(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle, OUT UINT64 *Position)

Gets a file's current position.

This function returns the current file position for the file handle. For directories, the current file position has no meaning outside of the file system driver and as such, the operation is not supported.

Parameters
[in]FileHandleThe file handle on which to get the current position.
[out]PositionByte position from the start of the file.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSData was accessed.
EFI_UNSUPPORTEDThe request is not valid on open directories.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_GET_FILE_SIZE)(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle, OUT UINT64 *Size)

Gets the size of a file.

This function returns the size of the file specified by FileHandle.

Parameters
[in]FileHandleThe handle of the file.
[out]SizeThe size of this file.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSGet the file's size.
EFI_DEVICE_ERRORCan't access the file.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_GET_GUID_FROM_NAME)(IN CONST CHAR16 *GuidName, OUT EFI_GUID *Guid)

Get the GUID value from a human readable name.

If GuidName is a known GUID name, then update Guid to have the correct value for that GUID.

This function is only available when the major and minor versions in the EfiShellProtocol are greater than or equal to 2 and 1, respectively.

Parameters
[in]GuidNameA pointer to the localized name for the GUID being queried.
[out]GuidA pointer to the GUID structure to be filled in.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe operation was successful.
EFI_INVALID_PARAMETERGuid was NULL.
EFI_INVALID_PARAMETERGuidName was NULL.
EFI_NOT_FOUNDGuidName is not a known GUID Name.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_GET_GUID_NAME)(IN CONST EFI_GUID *Guid, OUT CONST CHAR16 **GuidName)

Get the human readable name for a GUID from the value.

If Guid is assigned a name, then update *GuidName to point to the name. The callee should not modify the value.

This function is only available when the major and minor versions in the EfiShellProtocol are greater than or equal to 2 and 1, respectively.

Parameters
[in]GuidA pointer to the GUID being queried.
[out]GuidNameA pointer to a pointer the localized to name for the GUID being requested
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe operation was successful.
EFI_INVALID_PARAMETERGuid was NULL.
EFI_INVALID_PARAMETERGuidName was NULL.
EFI_NOT_FOUNDGuid is not assigned a name.
typedef CONST CHAR16* EFIAPI* EFI_SHELL_GET_MAP_FROM_DEVICE_PATH(IN OUT EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL **DevicePath)

Gets the mapping(s) that most closely matches the device path.

This function gets the mapping which corresponds to the device path *DevicePath. If there is no exact match, then the mapping which most closely matches *DevicePath is returned, and *DevicePath is updated to point to the remaining portion of the device path. If there is an exact match, the mapping is returned and *DevicePath points to the end-of-device-path node.

If there are multiple map names they will be semi-colon seperated in the NULL-terminated string.

Parameters
[in,out]DevicePathOn entry, points to a device path pointer. On exit, updates the pointer to point to the portion of the device path after the mapping.
Return values
NULLNo mapping was found.
!=NULLPointer to NULL-terminated mapping. The buffer is callee allocated and should be freed by the caller.

Opens the root directory of a device.

This function opens the root directory of a device and returns a file handle to it.

Parameters
[in]DevicePathPoints to the device path corresponding to the device where the EFI_SIMPLE_FILE_SYSTEM_PROTOCOL is installed.
[out]FileHandleOn exit, points to the file handle corresponding to the root directory on the device.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSRoot opened successfully.
EFI_NOT_FOUNDEFI_SIMPLE_FILE_SYSTEM could not be found or the root directory could not be opened.
EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTEDThe data structures in the volume were corrupted.
EFI_DEVICE_ERRORThe device had an error.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_OPEN_ROOT_BY_HANDLE)(IN EFI_HANDLE DeviceHandle, OUT SHELL_FILE_HANDLE *FileHandle)

Opens the root directory of a device on a handle.

This function opens the root directory of a device and returns a file handle to it.

Parameters
[in]DeviceHandleThe handle of the device that contains the volume.
[out]FileHandleOn exit, points to the file handle corresponding to the root directory on the device.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSRoot opened successfully.
EFI_NOT_FOUNDEFI_SIMPLE_FILE_SYSTEM could not be found or the root directory could not be opened.
EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTEDThe data structures in the volume were corrupted.
EFI_DEVICE_ERRORThe device had an error.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_REGISTER_GUID_NAME)(IN CONST EFI_GUID *Guid, IN CONST CHAR16 *GuidName)

Register a GUID and a localized human readable name for it.

If Guid is not assigned a name, then assign GuidName to Guid. This list of GUID names must be used whenever a shell command outputs GUID information.

This function is only available when the major and minor versions in the EfiShellProtocol are greater than or equal to 2 and 1, respectively.

Parameters
[in]GuidA pointer to the GUID being registered.
[in]GuidNameA pointer to the localized name for the GUID being registered.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe operation was successful.
EFI_INVALID_PARAMETERGuid was NULL.
EFI_INVALID_PARAMETERGuidName was NULL.
EFI_ACCESS_DENIEDGuid already is assigned a name.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_SET_ALIAS)(IN CONST CHAR16 *Command, IN CONST CHAR16 *Alias, IN BOOLEAN Replace, IN BOOLEAN Volatile)

Changes a shell command alias.

This function creates an alias for a shell command.

Parameters
[in]CommandPoints to the NULL-terminated shell command or existing alias.
[in]AliasPoints to the NULL-terminated alias for the shell command. If this is NULL, and Command refers to an alias, that alias will be deleted.
[in]ReplaceIf TRUE and the alias already exists, then the existing alias will be replaced. If FALSE and the alias already exists, then the existing alias is unchanged and EFI_ACCESS_DENIED is returned.
[in]Volatileif TRUE the Alias being set will be stored in a volatile fashion. if FALSE the Alias being set will be stored in a non-volatile fashion.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSAlias created or deleted successfully.
EFI_ACCESS_DENIEDThe alias is a built-in alias or already existed and Replace was set to FALSE.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_SET_FILE_INFO)(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle, IN CONST EFI_FILE_INFO *FileInfo)

Sets the file information to an opened file handle.

This function changes file information. All file information in the EFI_FILE_INFO struct will be updated to the passed in data.

Parameters
[in]FileHandleA file handle.
[in]FileInfoPoints to new file information.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe information was set.
EFI_NO_MEDIAThe device has no medium.
EFI_DEVICE_ERRORThe device reported an error.
EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTEDThe file system structures are corrupted.
EFI_WRITE_PROTECTEDThe file or medium is write-protected.
EFI_ACCESS_DENIEDThe file was opened read-only.
EFI_VOLUME_FULLThe volume is full.
EFI_BAD_BUFFER_SIZEBufferSize is smaller than the size of EFI_FILE_INFO.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_SET_FILE_POSITION)(IN SHELL_FILE_HANDLE FileHandle, IN UINT64 Position)

Sets a file's current position.

This function sets the current file position for the handle to the position supplied. With the exception of seeking to position 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, only absolute positioning is supported, and seeking past the end of the file is allowed (a subsequent write would grow the file). Seeking to position 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF causes the current position to be set to the end of the file.

Parameters
[in]FileHandleThe file handle on which requested position will be set.
[in]PositionByte position from the start of the file.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSData was written.
EFI_UNSUPPORTEDThe seek request for nonzero is not valid on open directories.
typedef EFI_STATUS(EFIAPI * EFI_SHELL_SET_MAP)(IN CONST EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL *DevicePath, IN CONST CHAR16 *Mapping)

This function creates a mapping for a device path.

Parameters
[in]DevicePathPoints to the device path. If this is NULL and Mapping points to a valid mapping, then the mapping will be deleted.
[in]MappingPoints to the NULL-terminated mapping for the device path.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSMapping created or deleted successfully.
EFI_NO_MAPPINGThere is no handle that corresponds exactly to DevicePath. See the boot service function LocateDevicePath().
EFI_ACCESS_DENIEDThe mapping is a built-in alias.

Writes data to the file.

This function writes the specified number of bytes to the file at the current file position. The current file position is advanced the actual number of bytes written, which is returned in BufferSize. Partial writes only occur when there has been a data error during the write attempt (such as "volume space full"). The file automatically grows to hold the data, if required.

Direct writes to opened directories are not supported.

Parameters
[in]FileHandleThe opened file handle for writing.
[in,out]BufferSizeOn input, size of Buffer.
[in]BufferThe buffer in which data to write.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSData was written.
EFI_UNSUPPORTEDWrites to open directory are not supported.
EFI_NO_MEDIAThe device has no media.
EFI_DEVICE_ERRORThe device reported an error.
EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTEDThe file system structures are corrupted.
EFI_WRITE_PROTECTEDThe device is write-protected.
EFI_ACCESS_DENIEDThe file was open for read only.
EFI_VOLUME_FULLThe volume is full.
typedef IN UINT64 OpenMode
typedef IN OUT UINTN* ReadSize
typedef IN CONST CHAR16* Sections
typedef IN CONST CHAR16* Value

Enumeration Type Documentation

Enumerator
SHELL_SUCCESS 

The operation completed successfully.

SHELL_LOAD_ERROR 

The image failed to load.

SHELL_INVALID_PARAMETER 

The parameter was incorrect.

SHELL_UNSUPPORTED 

The operation is not supported.

SHELL_BAD_BUFFER_SIZE 

The buffer was not the proper size for the request.

SHELL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL 

The buffer was not large enough to hold the requested data. The required buffer size is returned in the appropriate parameter when this error occurs.

SHELL_NOT_READY 

There is no data pending upon return.

SHELL_DEVICE_ERROR 

The physical device reported an error while attempting the operation.

SHELL_WRITE_PROTECTED 

The device cannot be written to.

SHELL_OUT_OF_RESOURCES 

The resource has run out.

SHELL_VOLUME_CORRUPTED 

An inconsistency was detected on the file system causing the operation to fail.

SHELL_VOLUME_FULL 

There is no more space on the file system.

SHELL_NO_MEDIA 

The device does not contain any medium to perform the operation.

SHELL_MEDIA_CHANGED 

The medium in the device has changed since the last access.

SHELL_NOT_FOUND 

The item was not found.

SHELL_ACCESS_DENIED 

Access was denied.

SHELL_TIMEOUT 

A timeout time expired.

SHELL_NOT_STARTED 

The protocol has not been started.

SHELL_ALREADY_STARTED 

The protocol has already been started.

SHELL_ABORTED 

The operation was aborted.

SHELL_INCOMPATIBLE_VERSION 

A function encountered an internal version that was incompatible with a version requested by the caller.

SHELL_SECURITY_VIOLATION 

The function was not performed due to a security violation.

SHELL_NOT_EQUAL 

The function was performed and resulted in an unequal comparison..

Enumerator
SHELL_MAJOR_VERSION 
SHELL_MINOR_VERSION 

Function Documentation

typedef BOOLEAN ( EFIAPI EFI_LEGACY_SPI_CONTROLLER_PROTOCOL_IS_RANGE_PROTECTED)

Returns whether any script files are currently being processed.

Return values
TRUEThere is at least one script file active.
FALSENo script files are active now.

Gets the enable status of the page break output mode.

User can use this function to determine current page break mode.

Return values
TRUEThe page break output mode is enabled.
FALSEThe page break output mode is disabled.

Judges whether the active shell is the root shell.

This function makes the user to know that whether the active Shell is the root shell.

Return values
TRUEThe active Shell is the root Shell.
FALSEThe active Shell is NOT the root Shell.

Determine if the SPI range is protected.

This routine must be called at or below TPL_NOTIFY. The BIOS uses this routine to verify a range in the SPI is protected.

Parameters
[in]ThisPointer to an EFI_LEGACY_SPI_FLASH_PROTOCOL data structure.
[in]BiosAddressAddress within a 4 KiB block to start protecting.
[in]BlocksToProtectThe number of 4 KiB blocks to protect.
Return values
TRUEThe range is protected
FALSEThe range is not protected

Determine if the SPI range is protected.

This routine must be called at or below TPL_NOTIFY. The BIOS uses this routine to verify a range in the SPI is protected.

Parameters
[in]ThisPointer to an EFI_LEGACY_SPI_CONTROLLER_PROTOCOL structure.
[in]BiosAddressAddress within a 4 KiB block to start protecting.
[in]BytesToProtectThe number of 4 KiB blocks to protect.
Return values
TRUEThe range is protected
FALSEThe range is not protected
typedef EFI_STATUS ( EFIAPI EFI_SHELL_SET_ENV)

Execute the command line.

This function creates a nested instance of the shell and executes the specified command (CommandLine) with the specified environment (Environment). Upon return, the status code returned by the specified command is placed in StatusCode.

If Environment is NULL, then the current environment is used and all changes made by the commands executed will be reflected in the current environment. If the Environment is non-NULL, then the changes made will be discarded.

The CommandLine is executed from the current working directory on the current device.

Parameters
[in]ParentImageHandleA handle of the image that is executing the specified command line.
[in]CommandLinePoints to the NULL-terminated UCS-2 encoded string containing the command line. If NULL then the command- line will be empty.
[in]EnvironmentPoints to a NULL-terminated array of environment variables with the format 'x=y', where x is the environment variable name and y is the value. If this is NULL, then the current shell environment is used.
[out]ErrorCodePoints to the status code returned by the command.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe command executed successfully. The status code returned by the command is pointed to by StatusCode.
EFI_INVALID_PARAMETERThe parameters are invalid.
EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCESOut of resources.
EFI_UNSUPPORTEDNested shell invocations are not allowed.

Frees the file list.

This function cleans up the file list and any related data structures. It has no impact on the files themselves.

Parameters
[in]FileListThe file list to free. Type EFI_SHELL_FILE_INFO is defined in OpenFileList().
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSFree the file list successfully.

Gets the name of the device specified by the device handle.

This function gets the user-readable name of the device specified by the device handle. If no user-readable name could be generated, then *BestDeviceName will be NULL and EFI_NOT_FOUND will be returned.

If EFI_DEVICE_NAME_USE_COMPONENT_NAME is set, then the function will return the device's name using the EFI_COMPONENT_NAME2_PROTOCOL, if present on DeviceHandle.

If EFI_DEVICE_NAME_USE_DEVICE_PATH is set, then the function will return the device's name using the EFI_DEVICE_PATH_PROTOCOL, if present on DeviceHandle. If both EFI_DEVICE_NAME_USE_COMPONENT_NAME and EFI_DEVICE_NAME_USE_DEVICE_PATH are set, then EFI_DEVICE_NAME_USE_COMPONENT_NAME will have higher priority.

Parameters
[in]DeviceHandleThe handle of the device.
[in]FlagsDetermines the possible sources of component names.
[in]LanguageA pointer to the language specified for the device name, in the same format as described in the UEFI specification, Appendix M.
[out]BestDeviceNameOn return, points to the callee-allocated NULL- terminated name of the device. If no device name could be found, points to NULL. The name must be freed by the caller...
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSGet the name successfully.
EFI_NOT_FOUNDFail to get the device name.

Return help information about a specific command.

This function returns the help information for the specified command. The help text can be internal to the shell or can be from a UEFI Shell manual page.

If Sections is specified, then each section name listed will be compared in a casesensitive manner, to the section names described in Appendix B. If the section exists, it will be appended to the returned help text. If the section does not exist, no information will be returned. If Sections is NULL, then all help text information available will be returned.

Parameters
[in]CommandPoints to the NULL-terminated UEFI Shell command name.
[in]SectionsPoints to the NULL-terminated comma-delimited section names to return. If NULL, then all sections will be returned.
[out]HelpTextOn return, points to a callee-allocated buffer containing all specified help text.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe help text was returned.
EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCESThe necessary buffer could not be allocated to hold the returned help text.
EFI_INVALID_PARAMETERHelpText is NULL.
EFI_NOT_FOUNDThere is no help text available for Command.

Opens a file or a directory by file name.

This function opens the specified file in the specified OpenMode and returns a file handle. If the file name begins with '>v', then the file handle which is returned refers to the shell environment variable with the specified name. If the shell environment variable exists, is non-volatile and the OpenMode indicates EFI_FILE_MODE_WRITE, then EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER is returned.

If the file name is '>i', then the file handle which is returned refers to the standard input. If the OpenMode indicates EFI_FILE_MODE_WRITE, then EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER is returned.

If the file name is '>o', then the file handle which is returned refers to the standard output. If the OpenMode indicates EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, then EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER is returned.

If the file name is '>e', then the file handle which is returned refers to the standard error. If the OpenMode indicates EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, then EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER is returned.

If the file name is 'NUL', then the file handle that is returned refers to the standard NUL file. If the OpenMode indicates EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, then EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER is returned.

If return EFI_SUCCESS, the FileHandle is the opened file's handle, else, the FileHandle is NULL.

Parameters
[in]FileNamePoints to the NULL-terminated UCS-2 encoded file name.
[out]FileHandleOn return, points to the file handle.
[in]OpenModeFile open mode. Either EFI_FILE_MODE_READ or EFI_FILE_MODE_WRITE from section 12.4 of the UEFI Specification.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe file was opened. FileHandle has the opened file's handle.
EFI_INVALID_PARAMETEROne of the parameters has an invalid value. FileHandle is NULL.
EFI_UNSUPPORTEDCould not open the file path. FileHandle is NULL.
EFI_NOT_FOUNDThe specified file could not be found on the device or the file system could not be found on the device. FileHandle is NULL.
EFI_NO_MEDIAThe device has no medium. FileHandle is NULL.
EFI_MEDIA_CHANGEDThe device has a different medium in it or the medium is no longer supported. FileHandle is NULL.
EFI_DEVICE_ERRORThe device reported an error or can't get the file path according the FileName. FileHandle is NULL.
EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTEDThe file system structures are corrupted. FileHandle is NULL.
EFI_WRITE_PROTECTEDAn attempt was made to create a file, or open a file for write when the media is write-protected. FileHandle is NULL.
EFI_ACCESS_DENIEDThe service denied access to the file. FileHandle is NULL.
EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCESNot enough resources were available to open the file. FileHandle is NULL.
EFI_VOLUME_FULLThe volume is full. FileHandle is NULL.

Opens the files that match the path specified.

This function opens all of the files specified by Path. Wildcards are processed according to the rules specified in UEFI Shell 2.0 spec section 3.7.1. Each matching file has an EFI_SHELL_FILE_INFO structure created in a linked list.

Parameters
[in]PathA pointer to the path string.
[in]OpenModeSpecifies the mode used to open each file, EFI_FILE_MODE_READ or EFI_FILE_MODE_WRITE.
[in,out]FileListPoints to the start of a list of files opened.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSCreate the file list successfully.
Returns
Can't create the file list.

Reads data from the file.

If FileHandle is not a directory, the function reads the requested number of bytes from the file at the file's current position and returns them in Buffer. If the read goes beyond the end of the file, the read length is truncated to the end of the file. The file's current position is increased by the number of bytes returned. If FileHandle is a directory, then an error is returned.

Parameters
[in]FileHandleThe opened file handle for read.
[in]ReadSizeOn input, the size of Buffer, in bytes. On output, the amount of data read.
[in,out]BufferThe buffer in which data is read.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSData was read.
EFI_NO_MEDIAThe device has no media.
EFI_DEVICE_ERRORThe device reported an error.
EFI_VOLUME_CORRUPTEDThe file system structures are corrupted.
EFI_BUFFER_TO_SMALLBuffer is too small. ReadSize contains required size.

Deletes the duplicate file names files in the given file list.

Parameters
[in]FileListA pointer to the first entry in the file list.
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSAlways success.

Changes the current directory on the specified device.

If the FileSystem is NULL, and the directory Dir does not contain a file system's mapped name, this function changes the current working directory. If FileSystem is NULL and the directory Dir contains a mapped name, then the current file system and the current directory on that file system are changed.

If FileSystem is not NULL, and Dir is NULL, then this changes the current working file system.

If FileSystem is not NULL and Dir is not NULL, then this function changes the current directory on the specified file system.

If the current working directory or the current working file system is changed then the cwd% environment variable will be updated.

Parameters
[in]FileSystemA pointer to the file system's mapped name. If NULL, then the current working directory is changed.
[in]DirPoints to the NULL-terminated directory on the device specified by FileSystem.
Return values
NULLCurrent directory does not exist.
Returns
The current directory.

Sets the environment variable.

This function changes the current value of the specified environment variable. If the environment variable exists and the Value is an empty string, then the environment variable is deleted. If the environment variable exists and the Value is not an empty string, then the value of the environment variable is changed. If the environment variable does not exist and the Value is an empty string, there is no action. If the environment variable does not exist and the Value is a non-empty string, then the environment variable is created and assigned the specified value.

For a description of volatile and non-volatile environment variables, see UEFI Shell 2.0 specification section 3.6.1.

Parameters
[in]NamePoints to the NULL-terminated environment variable name.
[in]ValuePoints to the NULL-terminated environment variable value. If the value is an empty string then the environment variable is deleted.
[in]VolatileIndicates whether the variable is non-volatile (FALSE) or volatile (TRUE).
Return values
EFI_SUCCESSThe environment variable was successfully updated.
typedef VOID ( EFIAPI EFI_DELAYED_DISPATCH_FUNCTION)

Disables the page break output mode.

Enables the page break output mode.

Resets the entire platform.

Parameters
[in]ResetTypeThe type of reset to perform.
[in]ResetStatusThe status code for the reset.
[in]DataSizeThe size, in bytes, of ResetData.
[in]ResetDataFor a ResetType of EfiResetCold, EfiResetWarm, or EfiResetShutdown the data buffer starts with a Null-terminated string, optionally followed by additional binary data. The string is a description that the caller may use to further indicate the reason for the system reset.

Enables the page break output mode.

This function is a prototype for a periodic SMI handler function that may be enabled with PeriodicSmiEnable() and disabled with PeriodicSmiDisable().

Parameters
[in]ContextContent registered with PeriodicSmiEnable().
[in]ElapsedTimeThe actual time in 100ns units elapsed since this function was called. A value of 0 indicates an unknown amount of time.

Delayed Dispatch function. This routine is called sometime after the required delay. Upon return, if NewDelay is 0, the function is unregistered. If NewDelay is not zero, this routine will be called again after the new delay period.

Parameters
[in,out]ContextPointer to Context. Can be updated by routine.
[out]NewDelayThe new delay in us. Leave at 0 to unregister callback.

Variable Documentation

EFI_GUID gEfiShellProtocolGuid