42 - Minishell

Description

Minishell is a project from 42 School that involves creating a simple yet functional shell in C. The goal of this project is to gain a deeper understanding of how shells work and to develop advanced programming skills in C.

Features

• Execution of basic commands (e.g., ls, echo, cat, etc.)
• Input and output redirection (>, >>, <)
• Pipes (|)
• Environment variables
• Signal handling and process management
• Support for built-in commands like cd, export, unset, env, exit

Requirements

• Unix-based operating system (Linux or macOS)
• GCC compiler
• Readline library (optional for advanced functionality)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/pablovilchez/42-minishell.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd minishell

3. Compile the project:

   make

Usage

Run the shell by executing the following command:

./minishell

Built-in Commands

• cd [directory]: Change the current directory.
• export [variable]=[value]: Set an environment variable.
• unset [variable]: Remove an environment variable.
• env: Display the current environment variables.
• exit [status]: Exit the shell with a status code.

Examples

$ ./minishell
minishell> ls -l
total 8
-rwxr-xr-x 1 user group 4096 Jun 12 12:00 minishell
minishell> echo "Hello, World!"
Hello, World!
minishell> cat < file.txt | grep "search" > output.txt
minishell> exit
$

Co-author

• Gabriela - github.com/gkrusta

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to 42 School for the project guidelines and support.
• Special thanks to my teammate Gabriela for his incredible effort, hard work, and for putting up with me throughout the project.

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