Simple Unix Like commands using C#

Rahul Rajat Singh

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8 Feb 2012CPOL2 min read

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Emulating Unix command behavior on Windows

unixlike_demo.zip
- output
  - cat.exe
  - cp.exe
  - grep.exe
  - ls.exe
  - more.exe
  - mv.exe
  - ps.exe
  - pwd.exe
  - rm.exe
  - whoami.exe
unixlike_src.zip
- unixlike_src
  - cat
    - cat.csproj
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - cp
    - cp.csproj
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - grep
    - grep.csproj
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - ls.sln
  - ls.suo
  - ls
    - ls.csproj
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - more
    - more.csproj
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - mv
    - mv.csproj
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - output
    - ls.vshost.exe
  - ps
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - ps.csproj
  - pwd
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - pwd.csproj
  - rm
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - rm.csproj
  - whoami
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - whoami.csproj

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;

namespace cp
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            if (args.Length != 2)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The syntax of the command is incorrect.");
            }
            else
            {
                if (File.Exists(args[0]) == false)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Source file not found");
                }
                else if (Directory.Exists(args[1]) == false)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Target Directory not found");
                }
                else
                {
                    File.Copy(args[0], args[1] + "\\" + args[0]);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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Rahul Rajat Singh

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India

I Started my Programming career with C++. Later got a chance to develop Windows Form applications using C#. Currently using C#, ASP.NET & ASP.NET MVC to create Information Systems, e-commerce/e-governance Portals and Data driven websites.

My interests involves Programming, Website development and Learning/Teaching subjects related to Computer Science/Information Systems. IMO, C# is the best programming language and I love working with C# and other Microsoft Technologies.

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Simple Unix Like commands using C#

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