- Introdution
- Features
- Getting started
- Prerequisites
- Instalation
- Usage
- Commands
MiniShell 42 is a simple, lightweight Unix shell written in C, inspired by Bash. It is designed to provide a basic shell environment for users to interact with their operating system through a command-line interface.
This project was developed as part of the "42 School" curriculum, and it serves as a hands-on project to learn and practice systems programming concepts in Unix-like environments.
- Basic command execution.
- Simple command-line parsing.
- Support for built-in commands (e.g., cd, echo, pwd, env).
- Input and output redirection (e.g., >, >>, <).
- Heredoc.
- Pipes for chaining commands (e.g., command1 | command2).
- Enviroment variable expansions.
- Signal handling (e.g., Ctrl+C to interrupt).
- Error handling.
To build and run MiniShell 42, you'll need:
- A Unix-like operating system (Linux recommended).
- A C compiler (e.g., GCC).
- Make utility.
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/MarcosFlavioGS/MiniShell
Change to the directory and run the Make command
> cd MiniShell > make
This will compile the MiniShell source code and create an executable called minishell.
To start MiniShell 42, simply run the minishell executable from the project directory:
./minishell
You will be presented with a command prompt where you can enter Unix-like commands. MiniShell 42 supports a variety of built-in commands as well as external commands available in your system's PATH.
To exit MiniShell 42, you can use the exit command or press Ctrl+D.
MiniShell 42 supports both built-in commands and external commands. Here are some examples of built-in commands:
- cd [directory]: Change the current working directory.
- echo [text]: Display text.
- pwd: Print the current working directory.
- env: Display the environment variables.
- export: export a new environment variable or update an existing one.
- unset: Removes an environment variable.
- exit: Exits the shell.
You can also run external commands that are available in your system's PATH, such as:
- ls: List files and directories.
- cat [file]: Display the contents of a file.
- gcc [source.c] -o [output]: Compile a C program. ...
Feel free to explore more Unix commands and use them within MiniShell 42.