subject

Using C For this assignment you will implement your own shell that runs on top of the regular command-line interpreter for Linux. Your shell should read lines of user input, then parse and execute the commands by forking/creating new processes. For each command, your shell should call fork() followed by execvp(). Following each command, your shell should wait for its child process to complete, and then print the child PID and the return result from the child. The user should be able to specify the command to execute by giving a path to the executable file (e. g. /bin/ls) or by using path expansion to locate the executable file (i. e. searching each directory in the PATH environment variable). (Note that the execvp() function perform this processing automatically; you do not need to program it yourself.) If your shell encounters an error while reading a line of input it should report the error and exit. If your shell encounters EOF while reading a line of input, it should exit gracefully without reporting an error. Ensure that you do not overflow a 1024 byte buffer when fetching the line of input (functions that do not accept the size of your buffer are not able to prevent overflows whereas functions that do accept a size generally do; be sure to check the manpage of any function you use carefully). You do not need to report an error if the user's input line is larger than the 1024 byte buffer; just use the truncated input as the command. Before your shell forks a new process to call execvp(), it should parse the input string and separate it into a collection of substrings representing the executable file and any command-line arguments. If the user entered an empty line, report an error and fetch a new line of input. Your code must handle at least four command-line arguments (in addition to the name of the executable file itself). You should store pointers to the substrings in an array (similar to the "argv" array passed to main()) and pass this array of arguments to execvp(). Note that the number of command-line arguments is variable; this is indicated in the array by including a NULL pointer in the array after the last substring. (This means that if the user specifies N substrings, your array must hold N + 1 pointers where the last pointer is NULL.) If the user enters the exit command, your shell should terminate (returning to the regular shell). Your program should be able to also accept a command line argument which is the prefix prompt. If no value is specified use ">" as the prompt.

ansver
Answers: 3

Another question on Computers and Technology

question
Computers and Technology, 23.06.2019 04:31
Cloud computing service providers manage different computing resources based on the services they offer. which resources do iaas and paas providers not manage? iaas providers do not manage the for the client, whereas paas providers usually do not manage the for their clients. iaas- storage server operating system network paas- applications interafce storage vertualiation
Answers: 2
question
Computers and Technology, 23.06.2019 09:30
Facial expressions and gestures are examples of messages.
Answers: 3
question
Computers and Technology, 23.06.2019 09:50
Allison and her group have completed the data entry for their spreadsheet project. they are in the process of formatting the data to make it easier to read and understand. the title is located in cell a5. the group has decided to merge cells a3: a7 to attempt to center the title over the data. after the merge, allison points out that it is not centered and looks bad. where would the title appear if allison unmerged the cells in an attempt to fix the title problem?
Answers: 2
question
Computers and Technology, 23.06.2019 13:30
Anetwork security application that prevents access between a private and trusted network and other untrusted networks
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
Using C For this assignment you will implement your own shell that runs on top of the regular comma...
Questions
question
Social Studies, 29.01.2020 08:55
question
English, 29.01.2020 08:55
question
Biology, 29.01.2020 08:55
question
Mathematics, 29.01.2020 08:55
question
Mathematics, 29.01.2020 08:55
Questions on the website: 13722361