The aim of the Minishell project is to write a simple UNIX-like shell program in C. It's a great opportunity to learn about process handling, low-level programming, and file descriptor manipulation.
Minishell is a challenge to create a working shell, similar to something like bash. The shell will have features like executing commands with their parameters, handling environment variables, and implementing some built-in commands.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/lpincoli/Minishell42.git - Move to the project's directory:
cd Minishell42 - Compile the project:
make
The shell should be launched from the command line after running 'make'. You should see a prompt displaying where you can enter various commands.
Run the program like this:
./minishell- Display a prompt for new commands
- Command history
- Search and launch executables based on PATH variable or absolute/relative path
- Handle quotes and special characters
- Implement simple redirections and pipes
- Manage environment variables
- Handle ctrl-C, ctrl-D, and ctrl-\ inputs as bash does
- echo with option -n
- cd with only a relative or absolute path
- pwd with no options
- export with no options
- unset with no options
- env with no options or arguments
- exit with no options
For more information about the project, read the subject file.