orlovt / c-shell

Low level implementation of a shell in C

C-shell

Description

This repository contains a simple low level implementation of a Unix shell in C. It includes basic shell commands like cd, ls, and wc, each implemented in their own C files. This implementation also includes the pipe and STDOUT redirection functionality. The shell.c file contains the main shell loop and logic. This project is suitable for educational purposes, for those interested in understanding how shell commands are implemented at a lower level.

Installation

To install, clone the repository and use the provided Makefile:

git clone https://github.com/orlovt/C-shell.git
cd C-shell
make

Usage

After compiling, you can run the shell executable:

./shell
[C-shell]/Users/path/to/repo/C-shell$

From there, you can use the implemented commands within this custom shell environment.

[C-shell]/Users/path/to/repo/C-shell$ ls -R \path/to/dir

[C-shell]/Users/path/to/repo/C-shell$ ls -R | wc > out.txt