MiniShell (College Project)

A feature-rich terminal shell written in C++ for Windows with colorful output and advanced commands.

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Features

• 🎨 Colorful Interface - Enhanced visual experience with color-coded output
• 📁 File Operations - Create, delete, view files and directories
• 📝 Command History - Track up to 100 recent commands
• 🔄 Output Redirection - Support for > and >> operators
• 🏠 Smart Navigation - Support for cd - (previous dir) and cd ~ (home dir)
• 📊 Readable File Sizes - Automatic conversion to KB/MB/GB

Available Commands

File & Directory Operations

• ls [path] - List directory contents with file sizes
• pwd - Print working directory
• cd <dir> - Change directory
• mkdir <dir> - Create a new directory
• rmdir <dir> - Remove an empty directory
• rm <file> - Delete a file
• touch <file> - Create a new file
• cat <file> - Display file contents with line numbers

System Commands

• echo <text> - Display text (supports redirection)
• date - Display current date and time (12-hour format)
• history - Show command history
• env - Show environment variables (PATH formatted for readability)
• clear - Clear the screen
• help - Show all available commands
• exit - Exit the shell

Redirection

• > - Overwrite file (e.g., echo hello > file.txt)
• >> - Append to file (e.g., echo world >> file.txt)

Compilation

g++ -std=c++17 shell.cpp -o shell.exe

Requirements

• Windows OS
• C++17 compiler (MSYS2/MinGW recommended)
• Windows API support

Usage

Simply run the compiled executable:

./shell.exe

Author

Omar Tarek

License

Feel free to use and modify this project for educational purposes.