Developers: Joseph Deleeuw and Robert Massicotte


Date Submitted: September 17, 2014


Description: A basic shell program that repeatedly prompts the user for input and executes the inputted commands.


To build and run program:

1. Type and enter "make" to compile the program.
2. To run the program, type and enter "sudo ./shell".


Source Files:

shell.c - Contains all of the source code for the shell program.


Deviation from Requirements:

[BONUS] The user can enter an infinite number of pipes in a command.

[BONUS] "dictionary" command: Checks to see if the word is in the dictionary. Usage: dictionary [word]. Example: "dictionary computer" will print "computer is in the dictionary."

[ERROR] Ioacct command may not print out correct values for "bytes read" and "bytes written."

[ERROR] Background processes execute as foreground procceses.