Minishell Project

Introduction

Minishell is a comprehensive shell program, part of the 42 curriculum, designed to replicate the functionalities of traditional Unix shells, while using the C programming language.

Features

• Command Prompt: Interactive command line interface with a working history.
• Executable Commands: Ability to search and launch executables (PATH, relative, absolute paths).
• Redirections and Pipes: Supports <, >, <<, >> redirections, and | pipes.
• Environment Variables: Handles environment variables ($VAR, export, unset).
• Signal Handling: Manages signals like CTRL-C, CTRL-D, CTRL-\.
• Built-in Commands: Includes echo, cd, pwd, export, unset, env, exit.
• Quoting Mechanism: Correctly handles single (') and double (") quotes.
• Command Separation: Supports semicolon (;) for command separation.
• Wildcard Expansion: Implements * wildcard expansion.
• Exit Status: Correctly returns the exit status of commands.
• Bonus Features: Parenthesis and Wildcard matching

Installation and Usage

1. Clone the repository
2. Compile the program: make
3. Run the shell: ./minishell

Technologies Used

• C programming language
• Unix system calls and libraries