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Assessment 15: Project - Simple Shell

Objective

Apply all the skills you've learned by developing a simple shell program that can execute commands like ls, pwd, and echo.

Instructions

1. Create a file named assessment_15.c.

2. Write a C program that:

   • Implements a basic shell interface that reads input from the user.
   • Parses and executes commands using fork, exec, and wait system calls.
   • Handles basic commands like ls, pwd, and echo.

3. Compile and run the program.

Expected Output

$ ls file1.txt file2.c $ pwd /home/user $ echo Hello, World! Hello, World!

Skills Covered

• Combining all the learned concepts.
• Understanding process creation and management.
• Parsing and executing user commands.