Minishell

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💡 About the project

Minishell is a simplified shell implementation, designed to provide users with the experience of command interaction in the Unix environment. It revives the foundational components of shell interaction, offering a journey back to the essence of communicating with a computer through the command line, in a world before Windows existed.

For a comprehensive overview and detailed specifications of this project, refer to the project documentation.


Minishell: A Journey to the Roots of Command Interaction

Minishell serves as a playground to delve deep into the world of C programming, focusing on processes and file descriptors. It is a reminder of a time when developers interacted with computers through lines of commands, closely resembling human language, aiming to alleviate the intricacies of binary communication.


Introduction

The existence of shells is intertwined with the very existence of IT. The concept of shells was born out of the necessity to simplify communication with computers. Minishell allows you to relive the experiences of the past, offering a unique perspective on the evolution of user-computer interaction.