Linux Filesystem Simulator

This project simulates the organization of the files in linux in a tree.

Tree structure

The image below shows the structure of the file tree.

The thick lines show the connection between the parent and the child while the thin lines show connection between siblings. Every node has a connection back to the parent.

There are two types of nodes that are supported: Directories and Files

Commands Present

The list of commands that can be entered

mkdir pathname: create a directory
rmdir pathname: delete a directory
cd [pathname]: change to a directory
ls [pathname]: list the contents of the directory
pwd: present working directory
touch: create a file
rm: delete a file
menu: display the list of commands
quit

Run Locally

Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/harsha-vardhan-v/linux-filesystem-simulator.git

Go to the project directory

  cd linux-filesystem-simulator

Compile the project

  mkdir bin obj
  make all

Run the binary file

  ./bin/fileSystem

Source

This project is done by following the instructions in the book Systems programming in unix/linux by K.C. Wang.