Migalhassss / Pipex

"pipex" is a simulating Unix-like shell pipelines in C, reinforcing process management and file handling skills.

Pipex

Overview

Pipex is a custom implementation of a shell command that simulates the behavior of the shell pipe (|) in the C programming language. This project is designed to help you understand how shell pipes work internally and how to create pipelines of processes in a Unix-like environment.

This repository contains the source code for the pipex program, along with usage instructions and a brief overview of its features.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Usage
• Prerequisites
• Building Pipex
• Running Pipex
• Example Usage
• Acknowledgments
• Support

Features

• Simulates the behavior of shell pipes (|) in a custom C program.
• Enables you to create pipelines of processes to process data.
• Provides a simple but educational example of process management in Unix-like systems.
• Compatible with Unix-like systems (Linux, macOS).

Usage

Prerequisites

Before using Pipex, you need to have a C compiler (e.g., GCC) and a Unix-like operating system (e.g., Linux, macOS).

Building Pipex

1. Clone this repository or download the source code.

2. Open a terminal and navigate to the project's root directory.

3. Build the pipex program using a C compiler (e.g., GCC):

   make

   to bonus

   make bonus

Running Pipex

To run pipex, you need to provide two input files and two commands. The general syntax for running pipex is as follows:

./pipex file1 cmd1 cmd2 file2

• file1: Input file whose contents will be sent as input to the first command (cmd1).
• cmd1: First command to be executed.
• cmd2: Second command to be executed.
• file2: Output file where the result of cmd2 will be written.

Example Usage

Here's an example of how to use pipex to simulate a shell command pipeline that counts the number of lines in a text file using the wc command:

./pipex file.txt "cat" "wc -l" output.txt

This command reads the contents of file.txt using cat, and then pipes the output to wc -l to count the number of lines. The result is written to output.txt.

Acknowledgments

This project was inspired by the need for a simple, educational example of shell command pipelines in C. It is meant to serve as a starting point for those interested in learning about process management and Unix-like systems.

Support

If you have any questions, encounter issues, or need assistance with the libft project, please feel free to open an issue on GitHub. Im here to help and improve the library together