Using python to implement standard UNIX command line tools like cp, cat, ls etc

[mridubhatnagar]

Your own terminal in Python

[bbelderbos]

that's cool

[ErikOShaughnessy]

I really like the idea of this challenge since it takes some of the "mystery" out of the UNIX toolbox when you know how the tools work. I also think it's a good way to promote/introduce the UNIX philosophy in a sort of low key way.

[pybites]

That is cool! We had some Bites on individual commands like: simulate a tail or complete this program to work like wc. Any other commands we can do? I think they fit well in Bites. Or was this to make a argparse interface to fire them off based on the command you give it?

[JnyJny]

I'd start with the UNIX basics (in no real order):

• cat
• ls
• grep
• ps
• kill
• wc
• basename
• chmod / chown
• col
• cp
• df
• du
• find
• head / tail
• jobs
• less/more/pg
• ln
• man
• mesg / talk
• mv
• mail
• nm
• tar
• tr
• sort
• uniq
• rm
• w
• wc
• who
• xargs
• zip/unzip

[mridubhatnagar]

@pybites I don't remember weather that time I thought of argparse or not. Intent was if we can build a shell using Python.

[mridubhatnagar]

@bbelderbos how about this one for January?
Needs brainstorming though.

[pybites]

Sounds fun, thanks

[pybites]

https://sj14.gitlab.io/post/2018-07-01-go-unix-shell/

[cw-sanikachavan]

Hello, I would like to give this a shot! Will be starting with some of the basic commands like, cp,cd,ls,cat,clear,rm,rmdir,mkdir, etc. Although not limiting to these alone!

[bbelderbos]

Thanks @SanikaChavan so this would be to deliver a code challenge for us: write up, template code, solution code and if possible some tests to verify user's solution. Can you do that?