BeaudyShell

A fast, interactive Unix shell implementation written in C.

Features

• Command execution using fork/exec
• Pipes and file redirection (e.g., cmd1 | cmd2, cmd > file, cmd < file)
• Built-in commands (cd, exit, pwd, help, echo)
• Job control and background processes
• Colorful prompt showing username, hostname, and current directory
• Clean, modular codebase following modern C practices

Installation

macOS

# Option 1: Using the installer package
curl -O https://github.com/BleckWolf25/BeaudyShell/releases/latest/download/BeaudyShell.pkg
sudo installer -pkg BeaudyShell.pkg -target /

# Option 2: Building from source
git clone https://github.com/BleckWolf25/BeaudyShell.git
cd BeaudyShell
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
sudo cpack -G productbuild
sudo installer -pkg BeaudyShell.pkg -target /

Linux

Debian/Ubuntu

# Option 1: Using the pre-built package
curl -O https://github.com/BleckWolf25/BeaudyShell/releases/latest/download/beaudyshell_0.1.0_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i beaudyshell_0.1.0_amd64.deb

# Option 2: Building from source
git clone https://github.com/BleckWolf25/BeaudyShell.git
cd BeaudyShell
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
cpack -G DEB
sudo dpkg -i beaudyshell_0.1.0_amd64.deb

Red Hat/Fedora

# Option 1: Using the pre-built package
curl -O https://github.com/BleckWolf25/BeaudyShell/releases/latest/download/beaudyshell-0.1.0.x86_64.rpm
sudo rpm -i beaudyshell-0.1.0.x86_64.rpm

# Option 2: Building from source
git clone https://github.com/BleckWolf25/BeaudyShell.git
cd BeaudyShell
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
cpack -G RPM
sudo rpm -i beaudyshell-0.1.0.x86_64.rpm

Project Structure (Simplified)

.
├── include/        # Header files
├── src/            # Source files
├── docs/           # Documentation
└── CMakeLists.txt  # Build configuration

Development

Requirements

• CMake 3.10 or higher
• C compiler (GCC/Clang)
• Make or Ninja build system

Building for Development

mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
cmake --build .

Running Tests

cd build
ctest --output-on-failure

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

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