Mini Shell

A simple shell implementation in C that reads and executes commands from user input. This shell supports basic command execution, signal handling, and built-in commands like cd and exit.

Features

Execute External Commands: Run any system command (like ls, pwd, etc.).
Built-in Commands:
- cd - Change the current directory.
- exit - Exit the shell.
Signal Handling:
- Handle Ctrl+C gracefully without exiting the shell.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

To compile and run this project, you'll need:

GCC or any C compiler.
A Unix-like environment (Linux, macOS, etc.).

Building the Project

Clone the repository and compile the minishell.c file using GCC:

git clone https://github.com/iNoles/Mini-Shell.git
cd Mini-Shell
gcc -o minishell minishell.c

Running the Shell

After compiling, run the shell with:

./minishell

Handling Signals

Press Ctrl+C to interrupt a running command or get back to the shell prompt.
To exit the shell, use the exit command.

Project Highlights

This project showcases your understanding of:

System Programming: Managing low-level operations like input/output, memory allocation, and signal handling using C standard libraries.
Process Management: Creating and managing child processes using fork(), executing commands with execvp(), and synchronizing with waitpid().
Inter-process Communication: Handling signals, like SIGINT for Ctrl+C, to communicate between user and shell processes gracefully.

Memory Management

This shell program dynamically allocates memory for user input and parsed arguments. All allocated memory is properly freed to prevent memory leaks.

Contributions

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check out the issues page if you have any questions or suggestions.

Fork the project.
Create your feature branch: git checkout -b feature/YourFeature.
Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add YourFeature'.
Push to the branch: git push origin feature/YourFeature.
Open a pull request.