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Note: the repository for the code was lost and is reuploaded from local pc.

Some Notes

  • Max length of string commands is 5000 characters (can be changed in headers.h)
  • Memory in pinfo is shown in KB
  • Not implemented "and" and "or" operation for commands
  • Background commands syntax is like bash eg cmd1 & cmd2 & cmd3
  • Tested on Ubuntu 18.04 and fedora 30
  • /proc and <signal.h> are supported
  • CTRL-D / quit command are used to exit the shell safely
  • CTRL-C / CTRL-Z signal are blocked by shell
  • Redirection handled like bash (no multi io)
  • Piping works too

Brief documentation

  • shell.c
    • contains the main while loop
    • has some signal handlers
    • prints the cwd and hostname
  • parser.c
    • breaks down the input and parses it as required
    • supports &, ;, spaces, <, >, >> parsing
  • ls.c
    • contains implementation for ls command
  • pinfo.c
    • contains implementation for pinfo command
  • nightswatch.c
    • contains implementation for nightswatch command
    • also has implementation for handling raw mode which is required for nightswatch
  • zombie_killer.c
    • contains implementation for for handling children processes which have become zombies
  • util.c
    • contains implementation for frequently used functions like handling ~, min, max, color output etc
    • contains implementation for cd and echo too as the implementation is trivial
    • cd supports - (previous working directory)
  • headers.h
    • contains most commonly used headers
  • process_maker.c
    • handles creating child processes in both background and foreground to run different executables
    • Also takes care of job related things, like adding & removing jobs
  • history_handler.c
    • contains implementation for the history command which stores upto 20 commands
  • env_var.c
    • implements add, remove, and getting environment variables

Self implemented commands (shell builtins)

  • echo
  • pwd
  • ls -[la]
  • exit
  • clear
  • pinfo
  • history
  • nightswatch
  • getenv/setenv/unsetenv
  • overkill
  • jobs
  • kjob
  • bg/fg

To Run

  • make
  • ./s

To Debug

  • ./s2.sh

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