Minishell

A minimal shell implementation written in C, created as part of the WeThinkCode programming curriculum.

About

Minishell is a simplified shell that demonstrates core concepts in Unix/Linux shell functionality. This project was designed to develop a deep understanding of process management, command parsing, and system-level programming in C.

Features

• Command execution with support for built-in commands
• Environment variable management
• Directory navigation with cd
• Path resolution for executables
• Signal handling (Ctrl+C support)

Installation

Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory:

git clone https://github.com/mikefmeyer/minishell
cd minishell/bin

Build the project using make:

make

Usage

Start the shell:

./minishell

Interact with the shell using standard Unix commands. Exit at any time with:

exit

Interrupt the current process with:

Ctrl + C

Project Structure

• src/ - Source code files
• includes/ - Header files
• libft/ - Custom C utility library
• bin/ - Build directory and binary output

Requirements

• GCC compiler
• Unix/Linux environment
• Make

Author

Created as part of the WeThinkCode C programming curriculum.