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#include <stdio.h> | |
#include <unistd.h> | |
#include <string.h> | |
#define MAX_LINE 80 | |
int main(void) { | |
char *args[MAX_LINE/2 + 1]; // an array of 41 pointers to character arrays | |
int should_run = 1; | |
while(should_run) { | |
/* | |
Print out the prompt and flush the buffer | |
*/ | |
printf("osh > "); | |
fflush(stdout); | |
/* | |
Create a command line to hold arguments | |
*/ | |
char command[MAX_LINE]; | |
gets(command); | |
/* | |
Parse commands and store into args | |
*/ | |
char *command_ptr; | |
command_ptr = command; | |
int arg_index = 0; | |
args[arg_index] = command_ptr; | |
arg_index++; | |
while(*command_ptr != '\0') { | |
if(*command_ptr == ' ' || *command_ptr == '\n') { | |
// printf("'%c' is a delimiter, changing it to a \\0\n", *command_ptr); | |
*command_ptr = '\0'; // replace spaces with nul-terminators so args words will terminate | |
command_ptr++; // move command_ptr to the next char address | |
args[arg_index] = command_ptr; // set the next args word address to the command pointer | |
arg_index++; // move the arg index to the next word | |
} else { | |
// printf("'%c' is a not a space, moving to next char address\n", *command_ptr); | |
command_ptr++; // move the command pointer to the next char address | |
} | |
} | |
int arg_index = 0; | |
args[arg_index] = &command[0]; // need to point to the address of the first char in command | |
arg_index++; | |
for(int i=0; i<strlen(command); i++) { | |
if(command[i] == ' ' || command[i] == '\n') { | |
command[i] = '\0'; | |
args[arg_index] = &command[i + 1]; // need to point to the address at command[i + 1] | |
arg_index++; | |
} | |
} | |
/* | |
Interpret the command to determine what to do with it | |
*/ | |
if(strcmp(args[0], "exit") == 0) { | |
should_run = 0; | |
} else { | |
// Run command | |
pid_t pid; | |
/* Fork a child process */ | |
pid = fork(); | |
if (pid < 0) { /* Error occurred */ | |
fprintf(stderr, "Fork Failed"); | |
return 1; | |
} | |
else if (pid == 0) { /* Child process */ | |
execvp(args[0], args); | |
} | |
else { | |
/* Parent will wait for the child to complete */ | |
wait(NULL); | |
printf("Child Complete\n"); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
return 0; | |
} |
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