🐚 Minishell

Minishell is a simple implementation of a terminal shell, allowing you to execute commands, use pipes, and navigate directories. It supports running system programs and implements basic shell functionalities.

Compilation and Execution

To compile Minishell, simply run:

make

This will generate the executable file minishell.
Now, to start the shell, run:

./minishell

Features Implemented

✅ Execution of system commands
✅ Input and output redirection (<, >, >>)
✅ Pipe support (|)
✅ Built-in commands (cd, exit, pwd, echo)

Using Minishell

You can use system commands like:

ls -l

Or provide the absolute path of the command:

/bin/ls -l

🔹 Using Pipes (|)

Minishell supports chaining commands using pipes:

cat README.md | grep shell

🔹 Input and Output Redirection

Redirecting the output of a command to a file:

ls > file_list.txt

Reading input from a file:

cat < file_list.txt

Appending output to a file without overwriting:

echo "New line" >> file.txt

Built-in Commands

Minishell also implements some built-in commands, which do not require execve():

Command	Description
cd <directory>	Changes to the specified directory
pwd	Displays the current directory
echo <text>	Prints the text to the screen
exit	Closes Minishell