Minishell

Minishell is a simple imitation of the bash command line interface. Developed as part of the 42 Istanbul coding school, this project aims to recreate the basic functionality of a Unix shell and offer a customized terminal experience supporting various commands.

Getting Started

To clone this project onto your local machine, follow these steps:

git clone https://github.com/asdsec/minishell.git
cd minishell

Requirements

The necessary libraries and tools for Minishell to operate:

• GCC compiler
• Make
• readline library
• Installation

To compile and run the project, use the following commands:

make
./minishell

Features

Minishell supports the following features:

• Command history and display prompts
• Search and launch the appropriate executable based on the PATH variable or through relative/absolute paths
• Manage environment variables and the exit status of the most recently executed foreground command
• Shortcut keys (ctrl-C, ctrl-D, ctrl-)
• Basic redirections, heredoc and pipes
• Proper handling of text and environment variables with single and double quotes
• Built-in commands: echo, cd, pwd, export, unset, env, exit

Usage

When Minishell is run, it displays a command prompt waiting for a new command from the user. Users can enter commands and execute them by pressing ENTER. Use the exit command to terminate the program.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to the project:

• Fork the project and make improvements in your own branch.
• Commit your changes and create a pull request.
• Describe your pull request in detail.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Authors

• Samet Demir
• Mehmet Ali Keklik
• Ali Berk Pancar
• Hülya Kızrak Yiğit
• Ahmet Cemil Bostanoğlu
• Kaan Karakuş
• Ahmet Faruk Basaran