minimal-bash-replica

Minimal shell taking bash as reference

• Searches and launches the right executable based on PATH environment variable

• Built-ins (echo, cd, pwd, export, unset, env, exit)

• Quote functionality (’ and ")

• Redirections (>, >>, < and <<)

• Pipes (|)

• Expansion of environment variables ($ followed by characters).

• Wildcard functionality (*)

• Management of signals ctrl-C, ctrl-D, and ctrl-\

• Interactive (prompt) and non-interactive modes (scripts)

Compilation Requirements

• GNU Compiler Collection (gcc)
• GNU make utility
• GNU readline library

Compilation instructions for Unix environments

Normal compilation

make

Bonus compilation (ads wildcard functionality)

make bonus

Execution

./minishell

Launch some unit tests

make && make unit_test

Clean all compilation files

make fclean

Developed alongside @hanjelito at 42 Madrid.