/andyshell

Primary LanguageC

andyshell

Andyshell is a bash shell implemented in C.

Running the shell

Compile

make all

Run Shell

./shell

Run Unit Tests

./test

Functionality

  • Runs custom implementation of
    • cd
    • help
    • clear
    • exit
  • Runs any available bash function on the host OS
  • Allows commands to be piped (single pipe only)
  • Allows for input, output, and appending redirects
  • Can redirect STDOUT or STDERR to be written / appended to a file

Repo Directory

  • sample_code/ - Code snippets from various sources used as references when building the shell
  • functions - Custom implementation of bash functions
  • read - Functions used for reading and parsing input
  • string_helpers - Helper functions used for reading and parsing strings / tokens
  • shell - Main program; also contains functions specific to the shell implementation
  • Makefile - Used for compiling code and running common tasks