[Minishell | 42 School - Rank 03]

A shell inspired by bash, developed as part of the 42 curriculum. This shell interprets and executes commands, handles pipes and redirections, and includes a set of built-in commands.

This project was developed collaboratively by @alejandquintero and @lgandarillas.

Overview

Minishell is designed to:

• Parse and execute commands with arguments.
• Handle absolute, relative, and environment paths.
• Provide support for pipes (|) and redirections (<, >, >>, <<).
• Include environment variable handling ($VAR and $?).
• Support interactive shell control with Ctrl-C, Ctrl-D, and Ctrl-\.

Setup and Usage

1. Clone the repository and submodules

   git clone https://github.com/lgandarillas/minishell.git

   cd minishell

   git submodule update --init --remote libft_v2
   

2. Install Dependecies

   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install libreadline-dev

3. Compile the project:

   make

4. Run the shell:

   ./minishell

Features

Built-in Commands

Minishell implements the following built-in functions directly without external executables:

• echo, cd, pwd, export, unset, env, exit

Additional Features

• Quoting: Supports single (') and double (") quotes for string handling.
• History: Tracks command history during the session.
• Signals: Handles Ctrl-C, Ctrl-D, and Ctrl-\ like bash.
• Environment Variables: Expands $VAR and includes support for $? (last exit status).