Minishell is a simple shell that mimics the functionalities of Bash. This project aims to provide a basic understanding of how shells work, including process creation and management, file descriptors, and command execution in Unix-like operating systems.
- Prompt Display: Shows a prompt while waiting for a new command.
- Command History: Maintains a history of executed commands.
- Executable Search and Execution: Locates and executes the correct executable based on the
PATHvariable or using a relative/absolute path. - Built-in Commands:
echowith-noptioncdwith relative or absolute pathspwdwith no optionsexportwith no optionsunsetwith no optionsenvwith no options or argumentsexitwith no options
- Redirections:
<for input redirection.>for output redirection.<<for here-document functionality.>>for output redirection in append mode.
- Piping: Supports piping (
|) to pass output from one command as input to another. - Environment Variables: Expands environment variables (
$VAR) and special parameter ($?). - Special Character Handling:
- Single quotes (
') to prevent meta-character interpretation. - Double quotes (
") to prevent meta-character interpretation except for$. - Control characters (
ctrl-C,ctrl-D,ctrl-\) with behavior similar to Bash.
- Single quotes (
To compile Minishell, use the provided Makefile. The Makefile includes the following rules:
all: Compile the source files.clean: Remove object files.fclean: Remove all generated files.re: Recompile the project.bonus: Compile bonus features (if applicable).
