go-shell

Go-Shell

Go-Shell is a simple shell implemented in Go. It supports basic commands, navigation with cd, and exiting with exit.

Features

• Execute any command available in the PATH
• Navigate directories with cd
• cd with no arguments returns to the home directory
• Exit the shell with exit
• Colored output for username, hostname, and current directory

Usage

To run the shell, simply execute:

make run

Code Structure

• Shell: The main shell struct that contains a reader to read input from the user.
• Run: The main loop of the shell that prints the prompt, reads input, and executes the input.
• execInput: A function that takes a string input, parses it, and executes the command.

Acknowledgements

This project is inspired and based on Writing a simple shell in Go found on this blog post. Give love to the author for making it available.

License

MIT