Mini-Shell

This project was developed for the Operating Systems course. It simulates a basic command-line interface, offering essential shell functionalities such as command execution, file input handling, input/output redirection, command piping, background process management, and signal handling.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/loordoza/Mini-Shell.git
cd Mini-Shell/shell
make

Usage

cd ../bin
./mshell

Once the shell is running, you can type commands directly into the prompt.

Features

The Mini Shell offers a range of functionalities to enhance user experience:

• File Input: Execute commands from a script file.
• Built-in Shell Commands: Supports basic shell commands such as lcd, lexit, and others.
• Input/Output Redirection: Redirect input from a file or output to a file using > and < operators.
• Command Piping: Chain commands together using pipes (|) to pass the output of one command as input to another.
• Background Processes: Execute commands in the background using &, allowing the shell to continue running while processes execute.
• Signal Handling: Properly handle signals like SIGINT (Ctrl+C) to terminate processes gracefully.