diff --git a/shell/__init__.py b/shell/__init__.py
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+from . import shell
diff --git a/shell/__openerp__.py b/shell/__openerp__.py
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+{
+    'name': 'Shell command backport',
+    'description': 'Backport of the v9 shell CLI command.',
+    'author': 'Daniel Reis',
+    'version': '1.0',
+}
diff --git a/shell/shell.py b/shell/shell.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+##############################################################################
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+#    published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+#    License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+##############################################################################
+
+import code
+import signal
+
+import openerp
+from openerp.cli import Command
+
+class Console(code.InteractiveConsole):
+    def __init__(self, locals=None, filename="<console>"):
+        code.InteractiveConsole.__init__(self, locals, filename)
+        try:
+            import readline
+            import rlcompleter
+        except ImportError:
+            print 'readline or rlcompleter not available, autocomplete disabled.'
+        else:
+            readline.set_completer(rlcompleter.Completer(locals).complete)
+            readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
+
+class Shell(Command):
+    """Start odoo in an interactive shell"""
+    def init(self, args):
+        openerp.tools.config.parse_config(args)
+        openerp.cli.server.report_configuration()
+        openerp.service.server.start(preload=[], stop=True)
+        self.locals = {
+            'openerp': openerp
+        }
+
+    def shell(self, dbname):
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
+        # TODO: Fix ctrl-c that doesnt seem to generate KeyboardInterrupt
+        with openerp.api.Environment.manage():
+            if dbname:
+                registry = openerp.modules.registry.RegistryManager.get(dbname)
+                with registry.cursor() as cr:
+                    uid = openerp.SUPERUSER_ID
+                    ctx = openerp.api.Environment(cr, uid, {})['res.users'].context_get()
+                    env = openerp.api.Environment(cr, uid, ctx)
+                    self.locals['env'] = env
+                    self.locals['self'] = env.user
+                    print 'Connected to %s,' % dbname
+                    print '  env: Environement(cr, openerp.SUPERUSER_ID, %s).' % ctx
+                    print '  self: %s.' % env.user
+                    Console(locals=self.locals).interact()
+            else:
+                print 'No evironement set, use `odoo.py shell -d dbname` to get one.'
+                Console(locals=self.locals).interact()
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        self.init(args)
+        self.shell(openerp.tools.config['db_name'])
+        return 0
+