wish

Minimal Linux shell written in C to study systemcalls and other POSIX concepts.
Command expressions have the syntax:

$ [./]cmd1 arg1 arg2 arg3 ... argN(sep)cmd2 arg1 arg2 

where (sep) is a command separator or an operator. Example - pipeline operator'|',etc.

Some features are:

• Supports sequential command execution 'cmd1 ;cmd2;cmd3;cmd4 && cmd5'.
• Supports pipelines constructs 'A|B|C....' where A,B,C,... are command constructs.
• Supports Output redirection to a file '>' , '>>'.
• Supports File descriptor redirection.
• Supports background process execution 'cmd &'.
• Has it's own Finite State Machine based token generator and syntax checking functions.

Running on local machine

You will need a Linux machine to run this shell.

Dependencies:

• gcc
• cmake

After installing dependencies,

Run the following commands:

$ make

Then an executable will be generated in ./bin/ , you can run it using

$ bin/wish

To exit the shell write exit or press Ctrl+D in the shell.

To be added:

• Shell Scripting
• Shell customisation