- Handle ’ (single quote) which should prevent the shell from interpreting the meta- characters in the quoted sequence.
- Handle " (double quote) which should prevent the shell from interpreting the meta- characters in the quoted sequence except for $ (dollar sign).
- << should be given a delimiter, then read the input until a line containing the delimiter is seen. However, it doesn’t have to update the history!
Redirection & Appender
➜ >> a cat LICENSE.md
Command not found!
➜ cat >> a LICENSE.md
➜ cat > a LICENSE.md
ENV var
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ unset truc
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ 12=machin
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ echo $&é
[1] 6602
$
[1] + 6602 done echo $
zsh: command not found: é
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ echo $12
machin
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ export 12
export: not an identifier: 12
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ unset 12
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ test=aaa
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ echo %test%
%test%
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ echo %HOME%
%HOME%
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ export 12=machin
export: not an identifier: 12
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ echo $12
machin
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗ unset 12
➜ minishell git:(main) ✗
- Implement pipes (| character). The output of each command in the pipeline is connected to the input of the next command via a pipe.
- Handle $? which should expand to the exit status of the most recently executed foreground pipeline.
- < should redirect input.
- Display a prompt when waiting for a new command.
- Have a working history.
- Search and launch the right executable (based on the PATH variable or using a relative or an absolute path).
- Not use more than one global variable. Think about it. You will have to explain its purpose. (I used it in controls/controls_handler.c)
- Handle ctrl-C, ctrl-D and ctrl-\ which should behave like in bash.
- In interactive mode:
- ctrl-C displays a new prompt on a new line.
- ctrl-D exits the shell.
- ctrl-\ does nothing.
- echo with option -n
- cd with only a relative or absolute path
- pwd with no options
- exit with no options
- Handle environment variables ($ followed by a sequence of characters) which should expand to their values.
- Not interpret unclosed quotes or special characters which are not required by the subject such as \ (backslash) or ; (semicolon).
- Parser don't support duplicated commands in a single line. (example: cat License.md && cat License.txt)
- export with no options
- unset with no options
- env with no options or arguments
- FIX cd command, it doesn't work properly, example:
➜ cd /var/www
➜ pwd
/var/www/
➜ cd .git
➜ pwd
.git/
- >> should redirect output in append mode.
- > should redirect output.