🚀 Process Manager (PM)

A high-performance, modular process management suite for Linux, featuring both a powerful command-line interface and a modern GTK3-based graphical user interface.

✨ Features

• 📊 Real-time Monitoring: Advanced task manager for tracking system processes.
• 🛠️ Job Control: Full support for foreground (fg) and background (bg) job management.
• 📡 Signal Handling: Seamlessly send signals (SIGKILL, SIGSTOP, SIGCONT) to manage process states.
• 💻 Integrated Shell: Custom shell mode for executing external commands and scripts.
• 🎨 Hybrid Interface: Choose between a sleek CLI (pm_shell) or a native GTK3 GUI (pm_gui).

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🛠️ Installation & Build

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed on your Linux system:

• gcc (GNU Compiler Collection)
• libgtk-3-dev (For the GUI version)

Building the Project

Clone the repository and run the provided Makefile:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/process-manager.git
cd process-manager
make all

This will generate two binaries:

• pm_shell: The interactive CLI version.
• pm_gui: The graphical GTK3 version.

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🚀 Usage

Command Line Interface

Launch the shell version for a classic terminal experience:

./pm_shell

Menu Options:

1. Monitor Processes: View active processes.
2. Job Management: Switch between foreground and background jobs.
3. Process Control: Send signals to PIDs.
4. PM Shell Mode: Use it as a functional system shell.

Graphical User Interface

Launch the GUI for a more visual experience:

./pm_gui

The GUI provides a clean, list-based view of processes with interactive controls powered by GTK3.

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📂 Project Structure

File	Description
main.c	Entry point for the CLI application.
gui_main.c	Entry point and layout for the GTK3 GUI.
process_mgmt.c	Core logic for process execution and monitoring.
job_control.c	Handles foreground/background job states.
signals.c	Manages UNIX signal handling and process communication.
utils.c	Shared helper functions and formatting.

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📜 License

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

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.