Minishell

Minishell is a project from 42 Network. The goal of this project is to create a simple shell, with basic functions.

How to use

• Clone the repository with git clone https://github.com/iLucasPires/minishell
• Run make to compile the project
• Run ./minishell to start the shell

Requirements

• Readline library
• C compiler (gcc or clang)
• Make

Mandatory part

• The executable must not quit unexpectedly (Segmentation fault, bus error, double free, etc).
• The executable must respond to the following signals: Ctrl-C, Ctrl-\ and Ctrl-D.
• You must show a prompt when waiting for a new command.
• The prompt must be displayed again each time a command has been executed completely.
• You must correctly handle the PATH and the environment (by copying and restoring the initial envp).
• You must implement the following builtins: echo, cd, export, unset , env, exit, pwd.
• You must implement the following redirections: <, >, >>.
• You must implement the following pipes: |.

Bonus part

• You must implement the following logical operators: &&, ||.
• You must implement the wildcard: *.
• You must implement the syntax of quotes: ’ and ”.

Example

TODO

• better error handling
• better performance
• better code documentation
• improve unit tests
• improve bonus part