minishell

Codam [42 Network] project: the objective of this project is to create a simple shell

Instructions

• run make to compile
• ./minishell to launch program
  
  

Project specifications

• show a prompt when waiting for a new command
• search and launch the right executable (based on the PATH variable or by using relative or absolute path) like in bash
• implement the builtins like in bash:
  • echo with option ’-n’
  • cd with only a relative or absolute path
  • pwd without any options
  • export without any options
  • unset without any options
  • env without any options and any arguments
  • exit without any options
• ; in the command should separate commands like in bash
• ’ and " should work like in bash except for multiline commands
• redirections < > “>>” should work like in bash except for file descriptor aggregation
• pipes | should work like in bash
• environment variables ($ followed by characters) should work like in bash
• $? should work like in bash
• ctrl-C, ctrl-D and ctrl-\ should have the same result as in bash
  
  

Skills

• imperative programming
• Unix
  
  

Objectives

• Unix logic