Shared Memory Server

A simple offline server which searches keywords in a file. This C program is written to demonstrate usage of pthreads, shared memory and semaphores under the umbrella of a school project for CS342 Operating Systems course at Bilkent University. Detailed problem description can be found in description.pdf.

Requirements

• A UNIX based OS which supports pthreads and shared memory.
• GCC (GNU C Compiler)
• make

Usage

Build the project:

$ make

Run the server:

$ ./server <shared_mem_name> <file_name> <semaphore_name>

Run the client:

$ ./test_client <shared_mem_name> <keyword> <semaphore_name>