Machine Problem II, due Feb. 12

Begin with a copy of Mush, the minimally usable shell.

a) Add a line to the header comments saying that you modified the code to meet the requirements of mp2. Also change the original byline to say "originally by" instead of just "by". Generally, the most recent author should be listed first, but all authors who have ever modified the code should be recorded. Also add header comments documenting each function (see the style guidelines cited below).

b) The original code contains the naked constant 100 in several places. One of these is the limit on the input line lencth. Use a #define for this, defining the symbolic name LINE_LENGTH. The second is simply wrong. If the input line is 100 characters and there is at least one character between each argument, there cannot be 100 arguments. So, define MAX_ARGS as an appropriate function of LINE_LENGTH.

c) The original code is grossly unsafe. If you type too many charaters on an input line, it fails. Fix the code so that there are no points where it will fail because of overly-long input lines, too many arguments, or similar faults.

If a line is too long, the part of the line that was successfully read should be processed after a compact error message is displayed saying "overlength line: ", followed by the characters that were not processed. Similarly, if there are too many arguments for the argument vector (but only if this is possible, see part b) you might output "too many arguments ", and then the excess text.

d) The original code has no provisions for a graceful exit. The only way to terminate Mush is to press Control-C, killing it. Fix it so it exits normally when it detects an end-of-file in the input, and fix it so that it has a built-in command, exit that exits normally.

All of your code must conform, as much as is possible, to the manual of style:

-- http://homepage.cs.uiowa.edu/~dwjones/syssoft/style.html

Your solution must be in a file named mp2.c (all lower case). Submit your solution using the coursework submission tools documented at:

-- https://clas.uiowa.edu/linux/help/start/submit

In short, you will type the shell command submit, with no arguments, and when it prompts for a file name, you will type mp2.c. and then an extra carriage return to indicate that there is only one file in your submission. When it prompts for a course, type CS3620 and when it prompts for an assignment directory, enter mp2.

Note, file names on Unix/Linux systems are case sensitive! That includes the course name. If you type cs3620, it will not work.