spacecase123 / pyos

A simple pure Python OS.

pyOS

pyOS (prounounced "pious") is a python implemention of a psuedo unix-like operating system.

Requirements

• Python 2.7+

Features

• unix terminal interface
• common utilities (cp, mv, rm, ls, cat, head, sed, etc)
• piping and stdio redirection
• semi virtual filesystem
• file/directory metadata
• dynamic manipulation of files
• basic system call structure
• file/directory permissions
• basic user system

Todo

• sdterr redirection
• other utilities (xargs, edit(ed?), awk, etc)
• polish utilities
• formalize the directory structure
• thread(multiprocess?) processes
• exit codes
• tests
• documentation
• formalize syscalls
• networking
• `command` execution
• user commands (add, delete, change permissions, etc)

Setup

• cd into the pyOS directory
• run pyOS.py