shell

a basic unix shell written in rust for learning purposes

features

• run external commands
• pipes (cmd1 | cmd2)
• i/o redirection (>, >>, <)
• command history (arrow keys)
• tab completion
• $VAR expansion, ~ expansion, quote handling
• builtins: cd, echo, pwd, clear, exit, export, unset, env, which, type

install

linux (no rust needed)

curl -L https://github.com/mugiwaraluffy56/shell-in-rust/releases/latest/download/rsh-linux-x86_64 -o rsh && chmod +x rsh && sudo mv rsh /usr/local/bin/rsh

mac (apple silicon)

curl -L https://github.com/mugiwaraluffy56/shell-in-rust/releases/latest/download/rsh-macos-arm64 -o rsh && chmod +x rsh && sudo mv rsh /usr/local/bin/rsh

from source

git clone https://github.com/mugiwaraluffy56/shell-in-rust && cd rsh && cargo install --path .

then just type rsh

running locally

cargo run

prompt

shows current directory and git branch if in a repo

~ shell git:(main) $