Monolith is an experimental (and probably very unsafe) monolithic binary replacement for coreutils.
Monolith is a monolithic binary that can perform multiple functions. A-la busybox, Elements (applets) can be run by invoking the monolith binary, or by renaming/symlinking the monolith binary to the desired function.
Currently the following Elements are implemented:
cat: Prints the contents of a file to standard output (very basic state)dir: Lists the contents of a directory (very basic state)du: Lists files and the space they take on disk (very basic state)
Monolith is designed to only require the standard C++ libraries from C++23. To build Monolith, use cmake:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
At the current stage, Monolith's build system will not install itself. It's up to you to place it where you want it and create the symlinks you want.
- This is a project for fun, and for me to learn C++. Please don't even consider using it anywhere important!