Mini Shell

A lightweight shell program implemented in C that supports basic command execution. This project demonstrates fundamental concepts of process management, tokenization, and user interaction in a Linux environment.

Features

• Command execution (e.g., ls, pwd, etc.).
• Input parsing and tokenization.
• Graceful handling of invalid commands.
• Exit command to terminate the shell.

Usage

Prerequisites

• A C compiler (e.g., GCC).
• A Linux or UNIX-based operating system.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/stephenombuya/Mini-Shell
   cd mini-shell

2. Compile the program:

   gcc -o mini-shell mini_shell.c

Running the Shell

Start the shell by running:

./mini-shell

You will see a prompt mini-shell> where you can type commands.

Example Usage

mini-shell> ls
mini-shell> pwd
mini-shell> exit

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b feature-name

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m "Description of changes"

4. Push to the branch:

   git push origin feature-name

5. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

• Inspired by the need for simple examples in operating systems and C programming.

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