Minishell

A simple Unix shell implemented in C as part of the 42 School curriculum.
This project replicates the basic behavior of Bash, including execution, redirection, piping, and built-in commands. This project is developed as a team collaboration by Daria and Lara.

Features

• Interactive prompt with history (readline)
• Built-in commands:
  • echo, cd, pwd, export, unset, env, exit
• Redirections:
  • Input <, Output >, Append >>, Heredoc <<
• Pipes (|) between commands
• Environment variable expansion ($VAR, $?)
• Signal handling (Ctrl-C, Ctrl-D, Ctrl-\)
• Command execution with PATH resolution

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Compilation

make

Usage

./minishell

minishell$ echo Hello World
Hello World

minishell$ ls | grep .c > out.txt

minishell$ exit

Resources

• Write a shell in C
• Bash Reference Manual
• Minishell: Building a mini-bash
• Shell Command Language
• Writing Your Own Shell
• minishell- 42 docs
• Video: Shell Program Explained
• Video: Shell Code-- More Detail