Coreutils

Description

project implementing basic unix commands with rust

Installation

git clone https://github.com/SalmaElsoly/coreutils-rust.git
cargo build --release
./target/release/<tool_name> <flags>

Usage

Here are the usage instructions for each implemented command:

1. Cat

• ./cat -n <filepath> -n : for numbered lines output

2. Echo

./echo -n <string>

• Print arguments to standard output.
• Add a -n flag to omit the trailing newline.

3. Tree

./tree -L <num> <filepath>

• To display a recursive directory tree
• If no file specifed it display tree of current directory
• Print files and directories up to 'num' levels of depth
• Default level is 1.

4. Head

./head -n <num> <filepath>

• Display the first 'num' lines of a file.
• If 'num' is not specified, the default is to display the first 10 lines.

5. Tail

./tail -n <num> <filepath>

• Display the last 'num' lines of a file.
• If 'num' is not specified, the default is to display the last 10 lines.

6. Wc

./wc <flags> <filepath>

• Count lines, words, and characters in the input.
• Add -l, -w, and -c flags to display only lines, words, or characters respectively.